--TEST-- __wakeup can modify properties without affecting other objects --FILE-- a = $a; } public function __wakeup() { echo "call wakeup\n"; $this->a[] = "end"; } } function main() { $array = ["test"]; // array (not a reference, but should be copied on write) $a = new Obj($array); $b = new Obj($array); $variable = [$a, $b]; $serialized = igbinary_serialize($variable); printf("%s\n", bin2hex($serialized)); $unserialized = igbinary_unserialize($serialized); var_dump($unserialized); } main(); --EXPECTF-- 000000021402060017034f626a14011101611401060011047465737406011a0014010e010102 call wakeup call wakeup array(2) { [0]=> object(Obj)#%d (1) { ["a"]=> array(2) { [0]=> string(4) "test" [1]=> string(3) "end" } } [1]=> object(Obj)#%d (1) { ["a"]=> array(2) { [0]=> string(4) "test" [1]=> string(3) "end" } } }