<?php function add2(&$number) { $number += 2; return $number; } $mynum = 5; $output = add2($mynum); $output++; echo "<p>output = {$output}, mynum = {$mynum}</p>\n"; function &initialize() { $new = array_fill(0, 10, array_fill(0, 10, 0)); return $new; } $newarray =& initialize(); echo print_r($newarray, true); ?>