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<?php function func(&$data) { foreach ($data as $key => $value) { if (is_array($value)) { func($data[$key]); } } } $data = [ ['k' => [0]], ['k' => [1]], ]; func($data); debug_zval_dump($data); //array_replace_recursive($data[0], $data[1]); echo json_encode($data);
Output for 8.1.0 - 8.1.28, 8.2.0 - 8.2.18, 8.3.0 - 8.3.6
array(2) refcount(2){ [0]=> reference refcount(1) { array(1) refcount(1){ ["k"]=> reference refcount(1) { array(1) refcount(2){ [0]=> int(0) } } } } [1]=> reference refcount(1) { array(1) refcount(1){ ["k"]=> reference refcount(1) { array(1) refcount(2){ [0]=> int(1) } } } } } [{"k":[0]},{"k":[1]}]
Output for 7.0.0 - 7.0.20, 7.1.0 - 7.1.20, 7.2.0 - 7.2.33, 7.3.16 - 7.3.33, 7.4.0 - 7.4.33, 8.0.0 - 8.0.30
array(2) refcount(2){ [0]=> array(1) refcount(1){ ["k"]=> array(1) refcount(2){ [0]=> int(0) } } [1]=> array(1) refcount(1){ ["k"]=> array(1) refcount(2){ [0]=> int(1) } } } [{"k":[0]},{"k":[1]}]
Output for 5.5.0 - 5.5.38, 5.6.0 - 5.6.28
array(2) refcount(2){ [0]=> array(1) refcount(1){ ["k"]=> array(1) refcount(1){ [0]=> long(0) refcount(1) } } [1]=> array(1) refcount(1){ ["k"]=> array(1) refcount(1){ [0]=> long(1) refcount(1) } } } [{"k":[0]},{"k":[1]}]

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