How does PHP handle class instantiation with reference in versions prior to PHP 5.3 and after?

In versions prior to PHP 5.3, class instantiation with reference was done using the `&` symbol before the class name. However, in PHP 5.3 and later versions, this syntax is deprecated and no longer supported. To handle class instantiation with reference in PHP 5.3 and later, you can simply remove the `&` symbol before the class name. 

// Prior to PHP 5.3
$instance =& new MyClass();

// PHP 5.3 and later
$instance = new MyClass();

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PHP class instantiation reference versions PHP 5.3

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