--TEST-- Bug #69376 (Wrong ref counting) --FILE-- <?php function &test() { $var = array(); $var[] =& $var; return $var; }; $a = test(); $b = $a; $b[0] = 123; print_r($a); print_r($b); ?> --EXPECT-- Array ( [0] => 123 ) Array ( [0] => 123 )