--TEST-- Bug #44141 (private parent constructor callable through static function) --FILE-- x = $x; } } class Y extends X { static public function cheat($x) { return new Y($x); } } $y = Y::cheat(5); echo $y->x, PHP_EOL; --EXPECTF-- Fatal error: Call to private X::__construct() from context 'Y' in %sbug44141.php on line 15