array_splice with preserve keys
<?php
function array_splice_preserve_keys(&$array, $from, $length = null) {
$result = array_slice($array, $from, $length, true);
$array = array_slice($array, $from + $length, null, true);
return $result;
}
?>
Example:
<?php
$array = [
1 => 'a',
2 => 'b',
26 => 'z'
];
var_dump(array_splice_preserve_keys($array, 0, 1), $array);
/**
* array(1) {
* [1]=>
* string(1) "a"
* }
* array(2) {
* [2]=>
* string(1) "b"
* [26]=>
* string(1) "z"
* }
*/
?>