Description: ------------ &new is not supported in PHP 7.1 could you please replace it with new. Test script: --------------- diff -u XML.php-orig XML.php --- XML.php-orig 2017-01-25 21:10:34.000000000 +0100 +++ XML.php 2017-01-25 21:10:45.000000000 +0100 @@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ */ function startHandler($xp, $elem, &$attribs) { - $container =& new Config_Container('section', $elem, null, $attribs); + $container = new Config_Container('section', $elem, null, $attribs); $this->containers[] =& $container; return null; } // end func startHandler Expected result: ---------------- no parse error Actual result: -------------- PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected 'new' (T_NEW) in /usr/lib/php-7.1/lib/php/Config/Container/XML.php on line 134

This report is actually against the Config package, not XML_Util.