- var_dump: documentation ( source)
- unserialize: documentation ( source)
- serialize: documentation ( source)
<?php
$x = new stdClass;
$y = new stdClass;
$y->foo = $x->foo = new stdClass;
$xSer = serialize($x);
$ySer = serialize($y);
$x = unserialize($xSer);
$y = unserialize($ySer);
$x->foo->bar = 5;
var_dump($y);