--TEST-- Trying to access a protected trait method --FILE-- <?php trait foo { public function test() { return 3; } } class bar { use foo { test as protected; } } $x = new bar; var_dump($x->test()); ?> --EXPECTF-- Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to protected method bar::test() from context '' in %s:%d Stack trace: #0 {main} thrown in %s on line %d