this seems a litle bit confusing:
First: "PHP references allow you to make two _variables to refer to the same content_. Meaning, when you do:"
Then: "it means that $a and $b point _to the same variable_."
http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.references.whatdo.php
Could you please file a documentation bug at bugs.php.net?
Thanks, Friedhelm