Migrating from PHP 4 to PHP 5


<?php
    class OS {
        var $name;
        function OS($name) {
            $this->name = $name;
        }
    }

    function changeName($obj, $name) {
        $obj->name = $name;
    }

    $linux = new OS('linux');
    $win = clone $linux;
    changeName($win, 'windows');
    echo $linux->name, "\n", $win->name;
?>

In PHP 4 $object2 = $object1 creates a copy of the object.

In PHP 5 $object2 = $object1 creates a reference to the object unless clone is used or zend.ze1_compatibility_mode = 1.