--- /dev/null
+--TEST--
+ZE2 A private constructor cannot be called
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+class Test
+{
+ function __construct()
+ {
+ echo __METHOD__ . "()\n";
+ }
+}
+
+class Derived extends Test
+{
+ function __construct()
+ {
+ echo __METHOD__ . "()\n";
+ parent::__construct();
+ }
+
+ static function f()
+ {
+ new Derived;
+ }
+}
+
+Derived::f();
+
+class TestPriv
+{
+ private function __construct()
+ {
+ echo __METHOD__ . "()\n";
+ }
+
+ static function f()
+ {
+ new TestPriv;
+ }
+}
+
+TestPriv::f();
+
+class DerivedPriv extends TestPriv
+{
+ function __construct()
+ {
+ echo __METHOD__ . "()\n";
+ parent::__construct();
+ }
+
+ static function f()
+ {
+ new DerivedPriv;
+ }
+}
+
+DerivedPriv::f();
+
+?>
+===DONE===
+--EXPECTF--
+Derived::__construct()
+Test::__construct()
+TestPriv::__construct()
+DerivedPriv::__construct()
+
+Fatal error: Cannot call private TestPriv::__constrcut() in %sctor_visibility.php on line %d