diff --git a/cake/libs/controller/component.php b/cake/libs/controller/component.php
index c0d4b57a67f..95ceb00b8e0 100644
--- a/cake/libs/controller/component.php
+++ b/cake/libs/controller/component.php
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public function __get($name) {
  * @return void
  * @link http://book.cakephp.org/view/998/MVC-Class-Access-Within-Components
  */
-	public function initialize(&$controller) { }
+	public function initialize($controller) { }
 
 /**
  * Called after the Controller::beforeFilter() and before the controller action
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public function initialize(&$controller) { }
  * @return void
  * @link http://book.cakephp.org/view/998/MVC-Class-Access-Within-Components
  */
-	public function startup(&$controller) { }
+	public function startup($controller) { }
 
 /**
  * Called after the Controller::beforeRender(), after the view class is loaded, and before the
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ public function startup(&$controller) { }
  * @param object $controller Controller with components to beforeRender
  * @return void
  */
-	public function beforeRender(&$controller) { }
+	public function beforeRender($controller) { }
 
 /**
  * Called after Controller::render() and before the output is printed to the browser.
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ public function beforeRender(&$controller) { }
  * @param object $controller Controller with components to shutdown
  * @return void
  */
-	function shutdown(&$controller) { }
+	function shutdown($controller) { }
 
 /**
  * Called before Controller::redirect().  Allows you to replace the url that will
@@ -154,6 +154,6 @@ function shutdown(&$controller) { }
  * @param bool $exit Will the script exit.
  * @return mixed Either an array or null.
  */
-	public function beforeRedirect(&$controller, $url, $status = null, $exit = true) {}
+	public function beforeRedirect($controller, $url, $status = null, $exit = true) {}
 
 }
diff --git a/cake/libs/controller/components/auth.php b/cake/libs/controller/components/auth.php
index a075f4fcf43..f8e74f3a14d 100644
--- a/cake/libs/controller/components/auth.php
+++ b/cake/libs/controller/components/auth.php
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ class AuthComponent extends Component {
  * @param object $controller A reference to the instantiating controller object
  * @return void
  */
-	public function initialize(Controller $controller, $settings = array()) {
+	public function initialize($controller) {
 		$this->request = $controller->request;
 		$this->params = $this->request;
 
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ public function initialize(Controller $controller, $settings = array()) {
  * @param object $controller A reference to the instantiating controller object
  * @return boolean
  */
-	public function startup(&$controller) {
+	public function startup($controller) {
 		$isErrorOrTests = (
 			strtolower($controller->name) == 'cakeerror' ||
 			(strtolower($controller->name) == 'tests' && Configure::read('debug') > 0)
@@ -926,7 +926,7 @@ public function password($password) {
  *
  * @param object $controller Instantiating controller
  */
-	public function shutdown(&$controller) {
+	public function shutdown($controller) {
 		if ($this->_loggedIn) {
 			$this->Session->delete('Auth.redirect');
 		}
diff --git a/cake/libs/controller/components/cookie.php b/cake/libs/controller/components/cookie.php
index cb12ad46e70..f8aac83a017 100644
--- a/cake/libs/controller/components/cookie.php
+++ b/cake/libs/controller/components/cookie.php
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ public function __construct(ComponentCollection $collection, $settings = array()
  * Start CookieComponent for use in the controller
  *
  */
-	public function startup() {
+	public function startup($controller) {
 		$this->_expire($this->time);
 
 		if (isset($_COOKIE[$this->name])) {
diff --git a/cake/libs/controller/components/email.php b/cake/libs/controller/components/email.php
index bd8774fd3bd..bcb854be3aa 100755
--- a/cake/libs/controller/components/email.php
+++ b/cake/libs/controller/components/email.php
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ public function __construct(ComponentCollection $collection, $settings = array()
  *
  * @param object $controller Instantiating controller
  */
-	public function initialize(&$controller) {
+	public function initialize($controller) {
 		if (Configure::read('App.encoding') !== null) {
 			$this->charset = Configure::read('App.encoding');
 		}
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ public function initialize(&$controller) {
  *
  * @param object $controller Instantiating controller
  */
-	public function startup(&$controller) {}
+	public function startup($controller) {}
 
 /**
  * Send an email using the specified content, template and layout
diff --git a/cake/libs/controller/components/request_handler.php b/cake/libs/controller/components/request_handler.php
index b68e5e33eab..b688c755dbf 100644
--- a/cake/libs/controller/components/request_handler.php
+++ b/cake/libs/controller/components/request_handler.php
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ function __construct(ComponentCollection $collection, $settings = array()) {
  * @return void
  * @see Router::parseExtensions()
  */
-	public function initialize(&$controller, $settings = array()) {
+	public function initialize($controller, $settings = array()) {
 		$this->request = $controller->request;
 		$this->response = $controller->response;
 		if (isset($this->request->params['url']['ext'])) {
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ public function initialize(&$controller, $settings = array()) {
  * @param object $controller A reference to the controller
  * @return void
  */
-	public function startup(&$controller) {
+	public function startup($controller) {
 		$controller->request->params['isAjax'] = $this->request->is('ajax');
 		$isRecognized = (
 			!in_array($this->ext, array('html', 'htm')) &&
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ public function startup(&$controller) {
  * @param mixed $url A string or array containing the redirect location
  * @param mixed HTTP Status for redirect
  */
-	public function beforeRedirect(&$controller, $url, $status = null) {
+	public function beforeRedirect($controller, $url, $status = null, $exit = true) {
 		if (!$this->request->is('ajax')) {
 			return;
 		}
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ public function prefers($type = null) {
  * @see RequestHandlerComponent::setContent()
  * @see RequestHandlerComponent::respondAs()
  */
-	public function renderAs(&$controller, $type, $options = array()) {
+	public function renderAs($controller, $type, $options = array()) {
 		$defaults = array('charset' => 'UTF-8');
 
 		if (Configure::read('App.encoding') !== null) {
diff --git a/cake/libs/controller/components/security.php b/cake/libs/controller/components/security.php
index 69e13dbbd12..b3ae711d851 100644
--- a/cake/libs/controller/components/security.php
+++ b/cake/libs/controller/components/security.php
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ class SecurityComponent extends Component {
  * @param object $controller Instantiating controller
  * @return void
  */
-	public function startup(&$controller) {
+	public function startup($controller) {
 		$this->request = $controller->request;
 		$this->_action = strtolower($this->request->params['action']);
 		$this->_methodsRequired($controller);
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ function generateDigestResponseHash($data) {
  * @see SecurityComponent::$blackHoleCallback
  * @link http://book.cakephp.org/view/1307/blackHole-object-controller-string-error
  */
-	function blackHole(&$controller, $error = '') {
+	function blackHole($controller, $error = '') {
 		if ($this->blackHoleCallback == null) {
 			$code = 404;
 			if ($error == 'login') {
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ protected function _requireMethod($method, $actions = array()) {
  * @param object $controller Instantiating controller
  * @return bool true if $method is required
  */
-	protected function _methodsRequired(&$controller) {
+	protected function _methodsRequired($controller) {
 		foreach (array('Post', 'Get', 'Put', 'Delete') as $method) {
 			$property = 'require' . $method;
 			if (is_array($this->$property) && !empty($this->$property)) {
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ protected function _methodsRequired(&$controller) {
  * @param object $controller Instantiating controller
  * @return bool true if secure connection required
  */
-	protected function _secureRequired(&$controller) {
+	protected function _secureRequired($controller) {
 		if (is_array($this->requireSecure) && !empty($this->requireSecure)) {
 			$requireSecure = array_map('strtolower', $this->requireSecure);
 
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ protected function _secureRequired(&$controller) {
  * @param object $controller Instantiating controller
  * @return bool true if authentication required
  */
-	protected function _authRequired(&$controller) {
+	protected function _authRequired($controller) {
 		if (is_array($this->requireAuth) && !empty($this->requireAuth) && !empty($this->request->data)) {
 			$requireAuth = array_map('strtolower', $this->requireAuth);
 
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ protected function _authRequired(&$controller) {
  * @param object $controller Instantiating controller
  * @return bool true if login is required
  */
-	protected function _loginRequired(&$controller) {
+	protected function _loginRequired($controller) {
 		if (is_array($this->requireLogin) && !empty($this->requireLogin)) {
 			$requireLogin = array_map('strtolower', $this->requireLogin);
 
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ protected function _loginRequired(&$controller) {
  * @param object $controller Instantiating controller
  * @return bool true if submitted form is valid
  */
-	protected function _validatePost(&$controller) {
+	protected function _validatePost($controller) {
 		if (empty($controller->request->data)) {
 			return true;
 		}
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ protected function _validatePost(&$controller) {
  * @param object $controller Instantiating controller
  * @return bool Success
  */
-	protected function _generateToken(&$controller) {
+	protected function _generateToken($controller) {
 		if (isset($controller->request->params['requested']) && $controller->request->params['requested'] === 1) {
 			if ($this->Session->check('_Token')) {
 				$tokenData = $this->Session->read('_Token');
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ protected function _setLoginDefaults(&$options) {
  * @param array $params Parameters to send to method
  * @return mixed Controller callback method's response
  */
-	protected function _callback(&$controller, $method, $params = array()) {
+	protected function _callback($controller, $method, $params = array()) {
 		if (is_callable(array($controller, $method))) {
 			return call_user_func_array(array(&$controller, $method), empty($params) ? null : $params);
 		} else {
diff --git a/cake/libs/router.php b/cake/libs/router.php
index a4408b92f3b..6113018674a 100644
--- a/cake/libs/router.php
+++ b/cake/libs/router.php
@@ -1217,7 +1217,8 @@ public static function getArgs($args, $options = array()) {
 				} else {
 					if (preg_match_all('/\[([A-Za-z0-9_-]+)?\]/', $key, $matches, PREG_SET_ORDER)) {
 						$matches = array_reverse($matches);
-						$key = array_shift(explode('[', $key));
+						$parts = explode('[', $key);
+						$key = array_shift($parts);
 						$arr = $val;
 						foreach ($matches as $match) {
 							if (empty($match[1])) {
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/component.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/component.test.php
index 726f3b3acc4..3c8dc99c688 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/component.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/component.test.php
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class ParamTestComponent extends Component {
  * @access public
  * @return void
  */
-	function initialize(&$controller, $settings) {
+	function initialize($controllerz) {
 		foreach ($settings as $key => $value) {
 			if (is_numeric($key)) {
 				$this->{$value} = true;
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class AppleComponent extends Component {
  * @access public
  * @return void
  */
-	function startup(&$controller) {
+	function startup($controller) {
 		$this->testName = $controller->name;
 	}
 }
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ class OrangeComponent extends Component {
  * @access public
  * @return void
  */
-	function initialize(&$controller) {
+	function initialize($controller) {
 		$this->Controller = $controller;
 		$this->Banana->testField = 'OrangeField';
 	}
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ function initialize(&$controller) {
  * @param Controller $controller
  * @return string
  */
-	public function startup(&$controller) {
+	public function startup($controller) {
 		$controller->foo = 'pass';
 	}
 }
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ class BananaComponent extends Component {
  * @param Controller $controller
  * @return string
  */
-	public function startup(&$controller) {
+	public function startup($controller) {
 		$controller->bar = 'fail';
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/components/auth.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/components/auth.test.php
index 98f389efd72..5b6f7262e19 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/components/auth.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/components/auth.test.php
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class TestAuthComponent extends AuthComponent {
  * @access public
  * @return void
  */
-	function _stop() {
+	function _stop($status = 0) {
 		$this->testStop = true;
 	}
 }
@@ -498,7 +498,8 @@ function setUp() {
 		);
 		$this->Controller->beforeFilter();
 
-		ClassRegistry::addObject('view', new View($this->Controller));
+		$view = new View($this->Controller);
+		ClassRegistry::addObject('view', $view);
 
 		$this->Controller->Session->delete('Auth');
 		$this->Controller->Session->delete('Message.auth');
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/components/cookie.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/components/cookie.test.php
index 84a852c6d23..7d441e4c2bd 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/components/cookie.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/components/cookie.test.php
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ function testReadingCookieDataOnStartup() {
 						'name' => 'CakePHP',
 						'version' => '1.2.0.x',
 						'tag' => 'CakePHP Rocks!'));
-		$this->Cookie->startup();
+		$this->Cookie->startup(null);
 
 		$data = $this->Cookie->read('Encrytped_array');
 		$expected = array('name' => 'CakePHP', 'version' => '1.2.0.x', 'tag' =>'CakePHP Rocks!');
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/components/email.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/components/email.test.php
index ea2d86b2911..9ce4602e12b 100755
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/components/email.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/components/email.test.php
@@ -230,7 +230,8 @@ function setUp() {
 		$this->Controller->Components->init($this->Controller);
 
 		$this->Controller->EmailTest->initialize($this->Controller, array());
-		ClassRegistry::addObject('view', new View($this->Controller));
+		$view = new View($this->Controller);
+		ClassRegistry::addObject('view', $view);
 
 		App::build(array(
 			'views' => array(TEST_CAKE_CORE_INCLUDE_PATH . 'tests' . DS . 'test_app' . DS . 'views'. DS)
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/components/paginator.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/components/paginator.test.php
index cb6beb153fa..20abfd8da45 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/components/paginator.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/components/paginator.test.php
@@ -113,13 +113,13 @@ function beforeFind($query) {
  * @access public
  * @return void
  */
-	function find($type, $options = array()) {
-		if ($type == 'popular') {
+	function find($conditions = null, $fields = array(), $order = null, $recursive = null) {
+		if ($conditions == 'popular') {
 			$conditions = array($this->name . '.' . $this->primaryKey .' > ' => '1');
-			$options = Set::merge($options, compact('conditions'));
+			$options = Set::merge($fields, compact('conditions'));
 			return parent::find('all', $options);
 		}
-		return parent::find($type, $options);
+		return parent::find($conditions, $fields);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/components/security.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/components/security.test.php
index bd0bcc9f112..33548c70e9b 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/components/security.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/components/security.test.php
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class TestSecurityComponent extends SecurityComponent {
  * @param Controller $controller
  * @return unknown
  */
-	function validatePost(&$controller) {
+	function validatePost($controller) {
 		return $this->_validatePost($controller);
 	}
 }
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ function fail() {
  * @access public
  * @return void
  */
-	function redirect($option, $code, $exit) {
-		return $code;
+	function redirect($url, $status = null, $exit = true) {
+		return $status;
 	}
 
 /**
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/controller.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/controller.test.php
index 851e3a4a41d..39563931b65 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/controller.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/controller.test.php
@@ -113,13 +113,13 @@ function beforeFind($query) {
  * @access public
  * @return void
  */
-	function find($type, $options = array()) {
-		if ($type == 'popular') {
+	function find($conditions = null, $fields = array(), $order = null, $recursive = null) {
+		if ($conditions == 'popular') {
 			$conditions = array($this->name . '.' . $this->primaryKey .' > ' => '1');
-			$options = Set::merge($options, compact('conditions'));
-			return parent::find('all', $options);
+			$options = Set::merge($fields, compact('conditions'));
+			return parent::find('all', $fields);
 		}
-		return parent::find($type, $options);
+		return parent::find($conditions, $fields);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ function beforeRedirect() {
  * @access public
  * @return void
  */
-	function initialize(&$controller) {
+	function initialize($controller) {
 	}
 
 /**
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ function initialize(&$controller) {
  * @access public
  * @return void
  */
-	function startup(&$controller) {
+	function startup($controller) {
 	}
 /**
  * shutdown method
@@ -343,14 +343,14 @@ function startup(&$controller) {
  * @access public
  * @return void
  */
-	function shutdown(&$controller) {
+	function shutdown($controller) {
 	}
 /**
  * beforeRender callback
  *
  * @return void
  */
-	function beforeRender(&$controller) {
+	function beforeRender($controller) {
 		if ($this->viewclass) {
 			$controller->view = $this->viewclass;
 		}
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/pages_controller.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/pages_controller.test.php
index f22a6eba644..3d308471956 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/pages_controller.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/pages_controller.test.php
@@ -27,16 +27,6 @@
  */
 class PagesControllerTest extends CakeTestCase {
 
-/**
- * endTest method
- *
- * @access public
- * @return void
- */
-	function endTest() {
-		App::build();
-	}
-
 /**
  * testDisplay method
  *
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/scaffold.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/scaffold.test.php
index e0f925b3983..a68e7ad2bd3 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/scaffold.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/controller/scaffold.test.php
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ class TestScaffoldMock extends Scaffold {
  *
  * @param unknown_type $params
  */
-    function _scaffold($params) {
-        $this->_params = $params;
+    function _scaffold(CakeRequest $request) {
+        $this->_params = $request;
     }
 
 /**
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/error/exception_renderer.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/error/exception_renderer.test.php
index 91efdf6081e..4de432fb980 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/error/exception_renderer.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/error/exception_renderer.test.php
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class BlueberryComponent extends Component {
  * @access public
  * @return void
  */
-	function initialize(&$controller) {
+	function initialize($controller) {
 		$this->testName = 'BlueberryComponent';
 	}
 }