--TEST-- Bug #38003 (in classes inherited from MySQLi it's possible to call private constructors from invalid context) --SKIPIF-- <?php if (!extension_loaded("mysqli")) print "skip"; ?> --FILE-- <?php class DB extends mysqli { private function __construct($hostname, $username, $password, $database) { var_dump("DB::__construct() called"); } } $DB = new DB(); echo "Done\n"; ?> --EXPECTF-- Fatal error: Access level to DB::__construct() must be public (as in class mysqli) in %s%ebug38003.php on line %d