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<?php
function refObj($object){
foreach($object as &$o){
$o = 'this will change to ' . $o;
}
return $object;
}
$obj = new StdClass;
$obj->products = 'products';
$obj->cat = 'cat';
$products = clone($obj);
print_r($products)
refObj($obj); // $obj is passed by reference
print_r($products)