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- serialize: documentation ( source)
<?php
$a = array();
$a['common'] = 123;
$a['a1'] = array(
'common' => &$a['common'],
'elt1' => 11,
'elt2' => 12
);
$a['a2'] = array(
'common' => &$a['common'],
'elt1' => 21,
'elt2' => 22
);
$as = serialize($a);
$a2 = unserialize($as);
var_dump($a['common']);
var_dump($a['a1']['common']);
var_dump($a['a2']['common']);