diff --git a/Lib/php/factory.i b/Lib/php/factory.i
index 7dcd517ec..399ef8c1b 100644
--- a/Lib/php/factory.i
+++ b/Lib/php/factory.i
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ if (!dcast) {
   if (dobj) {
     dcast = 1;
     zend_object *std = $descriptor(Type)##_ce->create_object($descriptor(Type)##_ce);
-    SWIG_SetZval(return_value, $classZv, $owner, $newobj, $c_obj, SWIG_as_voidptr(dobj), $descriptor(Type *), std);
+    SWIG_SetZval(return_value, $needNewFlow, $owner, SWIG_as_voidptr(dobj), $descriptor(Type *), std);
   }   
 }%enddef
 
@@ -105,6 +105,6 @@ if (!dcast) {
   int dcast = 0;
   %formacro(%_factory_dispatch, Types)
   if (!dcast) {
-    SWIG_SetZval(return_value, $classZv, $owner, $newobj, $c_obj, SWIG_as_voidptr($1), $descriptor, $zend_obj);
+    SWIG_SetZval(return_value, $needNewFlow, $owner, SWIG_as_voidptr($1), $descriptor, $zend_obj);
   }
 }%enddef
diff --git a/Lib/php/php.swg b/Lib/php/php.swg
index 5b20d9a6c..55fafcdbe 100644
--- a/Lib/php/php.swg
+++ b/Lib/php/php.swg
@@ -396,12 +396,12 @@
               SWIGTYPE &,
               SWIGTYPE &&
 %{
-  SWIG_SetZval($result, $classZv, $owner, $newobj, $c_obj, (void *)result, $1_descriptor, $zend_obj);
+  SWIG_SetZval($result, $needNewFlow, $owner, (void *)result, $1_descriptor, $zend_obj);
 %}
 
 %typemap(out) SWIGTYPE *const&
 %{
-  SWIG_SetZval(return_value, $classZv, $owner, $newobj, $c_obj, (void *)*$1, $*1_descriptor, $zend_obj);
+  SWIG_SetZval(return_value, $needNewFlow, $owner, (void *)*$1, $*1_descriptor, $zend_obj);
 %}
 
 %typemap(directorin) SWIGTYPE *,
@@ -436,13 +436,13 @@
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 {
   $&1_ltype resultobj = new $1_ltype((const $1_ltype &) $1);
-  SWIG_SetZval(return_value, $classZv, $owner, $newobj, $c_obj, (void *)resultobj, $&1_descriptor, $zend_obj);
+  SWIG_SetZval(return_value, $needNewFlow, $owner, (void *)resultobj, $&1_descriptor, $zend_obj);
 }
 #else
 {
   $&1_ltype resultobj = ($&1_ltype) emalloc(sizeof($1_type));
   memcpy(resultobj, &$1, sizeof($1_type));
-  SWIG_SetZval(return_value, $classZv, $owner, $newobj, $c_obj, (void *)resultobj, $&1_descriptor, $zend_obj);
+  SWIG_SetZval(return_value, $needNewFlow, $owner, (void *)resultobj, $&1_descriptor, $zend_obj);
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/Lib/php/phprun.swg b/Lib/php/phprun.swg
index acb856958..0467b5bd1 100644
--- a/Lib/php/phprun.swg
+++ b/Lib/php/phprun.swg
@@ -245,14 +245,19 @@ SWIG_ConvertPtr(zval *z, void **ptr, swig_type_info *ty, int flags) {
 }
 
 static void
-SWIG_generalize_object(zval *zval_obj, void *ptr, int class_obj, int userNewObj ,swig_type_info *type) {
+SWIG_pack_zval(zval *zv, void *ptr, int userNewObj) {
   swig_object_wrapper *obj = NULL;
+  obj = (swig_object_wrapper *) SWIG_Z_FETCH_OBJ_P(zv);
+  obj->ptr = ptr;
+  obj->newobject = userNewObj;
+}
 
-  HashTable * ht = NULL;
+static void
+SWIG_generalize_object(zval *zval_obj, void *ptr, int userNewObj ,swig_type_info *type) {
+  SWIG_pack_zval(zval_obj, ptr, userNewObj);
+
+  HashTable *ht = Z_OBJ_HT_P(zval_obj)->get_properties(zval_obj);
 
-  obj = (swig_object_wrapper *) SWIG_Z_FETCH_OBJ_P(zval_obj);
-  obj->ptr = (void *)ptr;
-  ht = Z_OBJ_HT_P(zval_obj)->get_properties(zval_obj);
   if(ht) {
     zval zv;
     ZVAL_RES(&zv,zend_register_resource(ptr,*(int *)(type->clientdata)));
@@ -260,32 +265,23 @@ SWIG_generalize_object(zval *zval_obj, void *ptr, int class_obj, int userNewObj
     ZVAL_TRUE(&zv);
     zend_hash_str_add(ht, "SWIG_classWrapper", sizeof("SWIG_classWrapper") - 1, &zv);
   }
-  obj->newobject = userNewObj;
 }
 
 static void
-SWIG_SetZval( zval *zv, zval *class_zv, int userNewObj ,int object, int class_obj ,void *ptr, swig_type_info *type, zend_object *std) {
-
-  if (class_obj == 1) {
-    SWIG_generalize_object(class_zv, ptr, class_obj, userNewObj ,type);
-    return;
-  }
+SWIG_SetZval( zval *zv, int newFlow, int userNewObj, void *ptr, swig_type_info *type, zend_object *std) {
 
   if (!ptr) {
     ZVAL_NULL(zv);
     return;
   }
 
-  if (object == 1) {
-    ZVAL_OBJ(zv,std);
-    SWIG_generalize_object(zv, ptr, class_obj, userNewObj, type);
+  if (newFlow) {
+    if (newFlow == 1)
+      ZVAL_OBJ(zv,std);
+    SWIG_generalize_object(zv, ptr, userNewObj, type);
   }
-
-  if (object == 2) {
-    int newobj = class_obj;
-    if (class_obj == 2)
-      newobj = 1;
-    SWIG_SetPointerZval(zv,ptr,type,newobj);
+  else {
+    SWIG_SetPointerZval(zv, ptr, type, userNewObj);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/Modules/php.cxx b/Source/Modules/php.cxx
index 1d93e0c63..763dccfd2 100644
--- a/Source/Modules/php.cxx
+++ b/Source/Modules/php.cxx
@@ -1000,16 +1000,28 @@ public:
     String *symname = Getattr(n, "sym:name");
     String *wname = NULL;
     String *modes = NULL;
+    bool constructorRenameOverload = false;
 
     if (constructor) {
-      wname = NewString("__construct");
+      // Renamed constructor - turn into static factory method
+      if (Cmp(class_name, Getattr(n, "constructorHandler:sym:name")) != 0) {
+        constructorRenameOverload = true;
+        wname = Copy(Getattr(n, "constructorHandler:sym:name"));
+      } else {
+        wname = NewString("__construct");
+      }
     } else if (class_name) {
       wname = getWrapperMethodName(class_name, symname);
     } else {
       wname = Swig_name_wrapper(symname);
     }
 
-    if (wrapperType == staticmemberfn || Cmp(Getattr(n, "storage"),"static") == 0) {
+    if (constructor) {
+      modes = NewString("ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_CTOR");
+      if (constructorRenameOverload) {
+        Append(modes, " | ZEND_ACC_STATIC");
+      }
+    } else if (wrapperType == staticmemberfn || Cmp(Getattr(n, "storage"),"static") == 0) {
       modes = NewString("ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC | ZEND_ACC_STATIC");
     } else {
       modes = NewString("ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC");
@@ -1330,10 +1342,10 @@ public:
 
     if (constructor) {
       Append(modes, " | ZEND_ACC_CTOR");
-    } else if (wrapperType == staticmemberfn || Cmp(Getattr(n, "storage"),"static") == 0) {
+    } 
+    if (wrapperType == staticmemberfn || Cmp(Getattr(n, "storage"),"static") == 0) {
       Append(modes, " | ZEND_ACC_STATIC");
     }
-
     if (GetFlag(n, "abstract") && Swig_directorclass(Swig_methodclass(n)))
       Append(modes, " | ZEND_ACC_ABSTRACT");
 
@@ -1345,8 +1357,8 @@ public:
         return SWIG_ERROR;
     }
 
-    // Test for overloading
     if (overname) {
+      // Test for overloading
       wname = Swig_name_wrapper(iname);
       Printf(wname, "%s", overname);
     } else if (constructor) {
@@ -1649,6 +1661,7 @@ public:
     String *retType_class = NULL;
     bool retType_valid = is_class(d);
     bool valid_wrapped_class = false;
+    bool constructorRenameOverload = false;
 
     if (retType_valid) {
       retType_class = get_class_name(d);
@@ -1656,6 +1669,10 @@ public:
       valid_wrapped_class = is_class_wrapped(retType_class);
     }
 
+    if (constructor && Cmp(class_name, Getattr(n, "constructorHandler:sym:name")) != 0) {
+      constructorRenameOverload = true;
+    }
+
     /* emit function call */
     String *actioncode = emit_action(n);
 
@@ -1663,18 +1680,15 @@ public:
       Replaceall(tm, "$input", Swig_cresult_name());
       Replaceall(tm, "$source", Swig_cresult_name());
       Replaceall(tm, "$target", "return_value");
-      Replaceall(tm, "$result", "return_value");
+      Replaceall(tm, "$result", constructor ? (constructorRenameOverload ? "return_value" : "getThis()") : "return_value");
       Replaceall(tm, "$owner", newobject ? "1" : "0");
-      Replaceall(tm, "$needNewFlow", retType_valid ? (valid_wrapped_class ? "1" : "0") : "0");
-      Replaceall(tm, "$classZv", constructor ? "getThis()" : "NULL");
+      Replaceall(tm, "$needNewFlow", retType_valid ? (constructor ? (constructorRenameOverload ? "1" : "2") : (valid_wrapped_class ? "1" : "0")) : "0");
       if (retType_class) {
         String *retZend_obj = NewStringEmpty();
         Printf(retZend_obj, "%s_object_new(SWIGTYPE_%s_ce)", retType_class, retType_class);
-        Replaceall(tm, "$zend_obj", retType_valid ? (constructor ? "NULL" : (valid_wrapped_class ? retZend_obj : "NULL")) : "NULL");
+        Replaceall(tm, "$zend_obj", retType_valid ? (constructor ? (constructorRenameOverload ? retZend_obj : "NULL") : (valid_wrapped_class ? retZend_obj : "NULL")) : "NULL");
       }
       Replaceall(tm, "$zend_obj", "NULL");
-      Replaceall(tm, "$newobj", retType_valid ? (valid_wrapped_class ? "1" : "2") : "2");
-      Replaceall(tm, "$c_obj", newobject? (valid_wrapped_class ? (constructor ? "1" : "0") : "2") : "0");
       Printf(f->code, "%s\n", tm);
     } else {
       Swig_warning(WARN_TYPEMAP_OUT_UNDEF, input_file, line_number, "Unable to use return type %s in function %s.\n", SwigType_str(d, 0), name);