Specify it only at function definition: myFunction( &$var1, &$var2 ) { // ... } $var = myFunction( $var1, $var2 ) ; Ignatius _________________________ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeremy Shovan" <jeremy@image2020.com> To: <php-db@lists.php.net> Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 9:54 PM Subject: pass by reference > How do you pass by reference? I tried > $var = myFunction(&$var1, &$var2); > but it gave me a warning saying that pass by reference is depreciated > -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php