diff --git a/CHANGES.current b/CHANGES.current
index 2e991b61b..e268b30ea 100644
--- a/CHANGES.current
+++ b/CHANGES.current
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ Version 4.2.0 (in progress)
 
 	    *** POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY ***
 
+2022-11-13: olly
+	    [PHP] #2419 Update the documentation to reflect that SWIG 4.1.0
+	    dropped support for -noproxy when generating PHP wrappers.
+
 2022-11-05: wsfulton
             #2417 Fix -swiglib for Windows when building with CMake.
 
diff --git a/Doc/Manual/Php.html b/Doc/Manual/Php.html
index 97a48b707..fad7f6a2f 100644
--- a/Doc/Manual/Php.html
+++ b/Doc/Manual/Php.html
@@ -635,18 +635,12 @@ variable, or assigning <tt>NULL</tt> to a variable.
 
 
 <p>
-SWIG defaults to wrapping C++ structs and classes with PHP classes.
+SWIG wraps C++ structs and classes with PHP classes.
 Since SWIG 4.1.0, this is done entirely via PHP's C API - earlier SWIG
 versions generated a PHP wrapper script which defined proxy classes
 which called a set of flat functions which actually wrapped the C++ class.
 </p>
 
-<p>
-If you don't want the class wrappers, you can pass the command-line option
-"-noproxy" in which case you'll get C++ classes wrapped as flat functions
-as described below.
-</p>
-
 <p>
 This interface file
 </p>
@@ -699,33 +693,16 @@ Member variables and methods are accessed using the <tt>-&gt;</tt> operator.
 
 
 <p>
-The <tt>-noproxy</tt> option flattens the object structure and
-generates collections of named functions.  The above example results
-in the following PHP functions:
+SWIG/PHP used to support a <tt>-noproxy</tt> option to flatten the class
+structure and generate collections of named flat functions.  This is no
+longer supported as of SWIG 4.1.0.
 </p>
 
-<div class="code"><pre>
-new_Vector();
-Vector_x_set($obj, $d);
-Vector_x_get($obj);
-Vector_y_set($obj, $d);
-Vector_y_get($obj);
-Vector_z_set($obj, $d);
-Vector_z_get($obj);
-Vector_magnitude($obj);
-new_Complex();
-Complex_re_set($obj, $d);
-Complex_re_get($obj);
-Complex_im_set($obj, $d);
-Complex_im_get($obj);
-</pre></div>
-
 <H4><a name="Php_nn2_6_2">32.2.6.2 Constructors and Destructors</a></H4>
 
 
 <p>
-The constructor is called when <tt>new Object()</tt> (or
-<tt>new_Object()</tt> if using <tt>-noproxy</tt>) is used to create an
+The constructor is called when <tt>new Object()</tt> is used to create an
 instance of the object. If multiple constructors are defined for an
 object, function overloading will be used to determine which
 constructor to execute.
diff --git a/Doc/Manual/SWIGPlus.html b/Doc/Manual/SWIGPlus.html
index cc33d6152..3c5e0620b 100644
--- a/Doc/Manual/SWIGPlus.html
+++ b/Doc/Manual/SWIGPlus.html
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ details.  The SWIG Wiki also has further details.
 </p>
 
 <b>Compatibility Note:</b> Early versions of SWIG generated just a flattened low-level C style API to C++ classes by default.
-The <tt>-noproxy</tt> commandline option is recognised by many target languages and will generate just this
+The <tt>-noproxy</tt> commandline option is recognised by some target languages and will generate just this
 interface as in earlier versions.
 
 <H2><a name="SWIGPlus_nn38">6.5 Proxy classes</a></H2>
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/r/pointer_reference_runme.R b/Examples/test-suite/r/pointer_reference_runme.R
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4a2a7ea1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/r/pointer_reference_runme.R
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+clargs <- commandArgs(trailing=TRUE)
+source(file.path(clargs[1], "unittest.R"))
+#source("unittest.R")
+
+dyn.load(paste("pointer_reference", .Platform$dynlib.ext, sep=""))
+source("pointer_reference.R")
+cacheMetaData(1)
+
+
+s = Struct_value_get(Struct_pInstance_get())
+unittest(s, 10)
+
+ss = Struct(20)
+Struct_pInstance_set(ss)
+s = Struct_value_get(Struct_pInstance_get())
+unittest(s, 20)
+
+s = overloading(1)
+unittest(s, 111)
+
+s = overloading(ss)
+unittest(s, 222)
+
+
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/r/template_class_reuse_name_runme.R b/Examples/test-suite/r/template_class_reuse_name_runme.R
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..256482213
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/r/template_class_reuse_name_runme.R
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+clargs <- commandArgs(trailing=TRUE)
+source(file.path(clargs[1], "unittest.R"))
+#source("unittest.R")
+
+dyn.load(paste("template_class_reuse_name", .Platform$dynlib.ext, sep=""))
+source("template_class_reuse_name.R")
+cacheMetaData(1)
+
+
+
+
+
+Bool1()$tt()
+Bool1False()$ff()
+
+Bool2()$tt()
+Bool2False()$ff()
+
+Bool3()$tt()
+Bool3False()$ff()
+
+Bool4()$tt()
+Bool4False()$ff()
+
+
+BoolForward1()$tt()
+BoolForward1False()$ff()
+
+BoolForward2()$tt()
+BoolForward2False()$ff()
+
+BoolForward3()$tt()
+BoolForward3False()$ff()
+
+BoolForward4()$tt()
+BoolForward4False()$ff()
+
+
+IntBool1()$tt()
+IntBool1False()$ff()
+
+IntBool2()$tt()
+IntBool2False()$ff()
+
+IntBool3()$tt()
+IntBool3False()$ff()
+
+IntBool4()$tt()
+IntBool4False()$ff()
+
+Duplicate2_0_n(Duplicate2_0())
+Duplicate3_n(Duplicate3())
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/r/template_classes_runme.R b/Examples/test-suite/r/template_classes_runme.R
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e40dfd4cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/r/template_classes_runme.R
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+
+clargs <- commandArgs(trailing=TRUE)
+source(file.path(clargs[1], "unittest.R"))
+#source("unittest.R")
+
+dyn.load(paste("template_classes", .Platform$dynlib.ext, sep=""))
+source("template_classes.R")
+cacheMetaData(1)
+
+
+# This test is just testing incorrect number of arguments/parameters checking
+
+point = PointInt()
+rectangle = RectangleInt()
+
+p = RectangleInt_getPoint(rectangle)
+unittest(PointInt_getX(p), 0)
+
+RectangleInt_setPoint(rectangle, point)
+
+unittest(RectangleInt_static_noargs(), 0)
+unittest(RectangleInt_static_onearg(12), 12)
+
+
+argCheckFailed = F
+try({
+  RectangleInt_setPoint(rectangle)
+  argCheckFailed = T
+}, silent=T)  
+unittest(argCheckFailed, F)
+
+
+argCheckFailed = F
+try({
+  RectangleInt_getPoint(rectangle, 0, .copy = F)
+  argCheckFailed = T
+}, silent=T)  
+unittest(argCheckFailed, F)
+
+
+argCheckFailed = F
+try({
+  RectangleInt_static_noargs(123, .copy = F)
+  argCheckFailed = T
+}, silent=T)  
+unittest(argCheckFailed, F)
+
+
+
+argCheckFailed = F
+try({
+  RectangleInt_static_onearg()
+  argCheckFailed = T
+}, silent=T)  
+unittest(argCheckFailed, F)
+
+
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/r/template_default_arg_overloaded_extend_runme.R b/Examples/test-suite/r/template_default_arg_overloaded_extend_runme.R
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3ec4eb3e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/r/template_default_arg_overloaded_extend_runme.R
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+clargs <- commandArgs(trailing=TRUE)
+source(file.path(clargs[1], "unittest.R"))
+#source("unittest.R")
+
+dyn.load(paste("template_default_arg_overloaded_extend", .Platform$dynlib.ext, sep=""))
+source("template_default_arg_overloaded_extend.R")
+cacheMetaData(1)
+
+
+
+
+rs = ResultSet()
+
+unittest(rs$go_get_method(0, SearchPoint()), -1)
+unittest(rs$go_get_method(0, SearchPoint(), 100), 100)
+
+unittest(rs$go_get_template(0, SearchPoint()), -2)
+unittest(rs$go_get_template(0, SearchPoint(), 100), 100)
+
+unittest(rs$over(), "over(int)")
+unittest(rs$over(10), "over(int)")
+unittest(rs$over(SearchPoint()), "over(giai2::SearchPoint, int)")
+unittest(rs$over(SearchPoint(), 10), "over(giai2::SearchPoint, int)")
+unittest(rs$over(T, SearchPoint()), "over(bool, gaia2::SearchPoint, int)")
+unittest(rs$over(T, SearchPoint(), 10), "over(bool, gaia2::SearchPoint, int)")
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/r/template_default_arg_overloaded_runme.R b/Examples/test-suite/r/template_default_arg_overloaded_runme.R
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bf9272d3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/r/template_default_arg_overloaded_runme.R
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+
+clargs <- commandArgs(trailing=TRUE)
+source(file.path(clargs[1], "unittest.R"))
+#source("unittest.R")
+
+dyn.load(paste("template_default_arg_overloaded", .Platform$dynlib.ext, sep=""))
+source("template_default_arg_overloaded.R")
+cacheMetaData(1)
+
+
+
+
+pl = PropertyList()
+unittest(1, pl$setInt("int", 10))
+unittest(1, pl$setInt("int", 10, F))
+
+unittest(2, pl$set("int", pl))
+unittest(2, pl$set("int", pl, F))
+
+unittest(3, pl$setInt("int", 10, "int"))
+unittest(3, pl$setInt("int", 10, "int", F))
+
+
+pl = PropertyListGlobal()
+unittest(1, pl$setIntGlobal("int", 10))
+unittest(1, pl$setIntGlobal("int", 10, F))
+
+unittest(2, pl$set("int", pl))
+unittest(2, pl$set("int", pl, F))
+
+unittest(3, pl$setIntGlobal("int", 10, "int"))
+unittest(3, pl$setIntGlobal("int", 10, "int", F))
+
+
+unittest(1, GoopIntGlobal(10))
+unittest(1, GoopIntGlobal(10, T))
+
+unittest(2, goopGlobal(3))
+unittest(2, goopGlobal())
+
+unittest(3, GoopIntGlobal("int", F))
+unittest(3, GoopIntGlobal("int"))
+
+
+unittest(1, GoopInt(10))
+unittest(1, GoopInt(10, T))
+
+unittest(2, goop(3))
+unittest(2, goop())
+
+unittest(3, GoopInt("int", F))
+unittest(3, GoopInt("int"))
+
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/r/template_ref_type_runme.R b/Examples/test-suite/r/template_ref_type_runme.R
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2565019d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/r/template_ref_type_runme.R
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+
+clargs <- commandArgs(trailing=TRUE)
+source(file.path(clargs[1], "unittest.R"))
+#source("unittest.R")
+
+dyn.load(paste("template_ref_type", .Platform$dynlib.ext, sep=""))
+source("template_ref_type.R")
+cacheMetaData(1)
+
+xr = XC()
+y = Y()
+
+unittest(Y_find(y, xr), FALSE)
+