--TEST-- $GLOBALS must be passed by reference (runtime error) --FILE-- getMessage(), "\n"; } try { by_ref2($GLOBALS); } catch (Error $e) { echo $e->getMessage(), "\n"; } function by_ref2(&$ref) {} ?> --EXPECT-- by_ref(): Argument #1 ($ref) could not be passed by reference by_ref2(): Argument #1 ($ref) could not be passed by reference