# PHP: references to functions?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-references-to-functions/164265>\
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**Created:** [September 29, 2005, 5:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-references-to-functions/164265 "2005-09-29T17:37:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![bandinopla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@bandinopla](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bandinopla)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 5:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-references-to-functions/164265/1 "2005-09-29T17:37:07Z")

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I don’t understand why make references of functions??

[http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.references.pass.php](http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.references.pass.php)

Somebody knows??