Removing instantiate_class(), which was needed to make php 4 and 5.3 play together nicely. Removed all instantiations by reference.
diff --git a/system/core/Common.php b/system/core/Common.php
index 56fe713..6a3d5ac 100644
--- a/system/core/Common.php
+++ b/system/core/Common.php
@@ -163,29 +163,10 @@
// Keep track of what we just loaded
is_loaded($class);
- $_classes[$class] =& instantiate_class(new $name());
+ $_classes[$class] = new $name();
return $_classes[$class];
}
-// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-/**
- * Instantiate Class
- *
- * Returns a new class object by reference, used by load_class() and the DB class.
- * Required to retain PHP 4 compatibility and also not make PHP 5.3 cry.
- *
- * Use: $obj =& instantiate_class(new Foo());
- *
- * @access public
- * @param object
- * @return object
- */
- function &instantiate_class(&$class_object)
- {
- return $class_object;
- }
-
// --------------------------------------------------------------------
/**