- array_shift: documentation ( source)
- array_keys: documentation ( source)
- max: documentation ( source)
- min: documentation ( source)
<?php
$array = [
'company 1' => [1981 => 1, 1945 => 3],
'company 2' => [1990 => 18, 2005 => 13],
'company 3' => [1950 => 6, 2012 => 9]
];
if ($array) {
$firstKeys = array_keys(array_shift($array));
$minYear = min($firstKeys);
$maxYear = max($firstKeys);
} else {
$minYear = null;
$maxYear = null;
}
foreach ($array as $row) {
foreach ($row as $year => $value) {
if ($year > $maxYear) {
$maxYear = $year;
} elseif ($year < $minYear) {
$minYear = $year;
}
}
}
echo "MinYear = $minYear, MaxYear = $maxYear";