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Subject: Confusing performance of the magic method __call
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Hi,

In the following sample code, I expected that the magic method __call only works within the class Test.
But it seems that the access control keyword private lost its efficacy when working together with the magic method __call.

<?php
class Test{
    private function __call($name,$params){   
        echo $name,"\n";
        echo $params[0];
    }   

    public function bar(){   
        $this->kakaka('afaafaf');
    }   
}
$foo=new Test;
$foo->bar('sfsfss');
$foo->nothing('works'); // this also works without any errors.
?>

IMHO, since the function __call is a method of a class, it should obey the visibility rules.

Cheers.

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