- var_dump: documentation ( source)
- json_decode: documentation ( source)
- json_encode: documentation ( source)
<?php
$a = ['test' => 'foo', 'bar' => ['bat' => ['baz']]];
$b = json_decode(json_encode($a));
$c = (array)$b;
var_dump($a);
var_dump($b);
var_dump($c);