=& Instantiate the handler

[jblastera]

What does the =& do in the following code?

//instantiating the handler
$Obj =& new Baz();

Why couldn't I use just = with the ampersand like below?

//instantiating the handler?
$Obj = new Baz();

[henry0]

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