PHP 5.3.3 operator & problem

[æç|åäæ <calidion@xxxxxxxxx>]

hi, all

i currently have a project which using & operator on creating a new object.

like:
  $class =& new Class();

it works properly in  php 5.1.6,
but not in php 5.3.3
and it gives offset errors to me.

is there anyone knows why and how to fix this problem?