array_shift

    (PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

    array_shift — Shift an element off the beginning of array

    Description

    function array_shift(array &$array): mixed

    array_shift() shifts the first value of the array off and returns it, shortening the array by one element and moving everything down. All numerical array keys will be modified to start counting from zero while literal keys won't be affected.

    Note:

    This function will reset() the array pointer of the input array after use.

    Parameters

    array

    The input array.