Hello, I've just got an error.
When I try to assign an object like this:
$obj_md = new MDB2();
The error I get is "Assigning the return value of new by reference is deprecated". Actually I've been looking for a solution but the only one I've seen is just turn down the politicy of php.ini (error_reporting). I've tried it too, but it didn't work.
It's so confusing..I hope you could help me. Thanks in advance.
In PHP5 this idiom is deprecated
$obj_md =& new MDB2();
You sure you've not missed an ampersand in your sample code? That would generate the warning you state, but it is not required and can be removed.
To see why this idiom was used in PHP4, see this manual page.
Perhaps the constructor of MDB2 has some code that uses a $variable =& new ClassName();
why do we use & sign before a var in php. i know this method is deprecated but i would like to know whats its purpose??? thanks
& is used in PHP to pass an object to a method / assign a new object to a variable by reference. It is depricated in PHP 5 because PHP 5 passes all variables by reference by default.