<?php
$array = array('a' => 2, 'b' => 1, 'c' => 4);
$first = array(key($array) => current($array)); // Get the first key/value pair
array_shift($array); // Remove it from your array
end($array);
$last = array(key($array) => current($array)); // Get the last key/value pair
array_pop($array); // Remove it from the array
$array = array_merge($last, $array, $first); // Put it back together
print_r($array);