--TEST-- Attempting to access static properties using instance property syntax --FILE-- Access non-visible static prop like instance prop:\n"; try { $c->y =& $ref; } catch (Error $e) { echo $e, "\n"; } ?> ==Done== --EXPECTF-- --> Access non-visible static prop like instance prop: Error: Cannot access protected property C::$y in %s:%d Stack trace: #0 {main} ==Done==