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<?php $v = Array( 'ccrs_date', Array( 'prelim_title_report_date', Array( 'additional_escrow_deposit_date', Array( 'earnest_money_date', Array( 'acceptance_date', Array( 'contract_date', Array( 'prelim_title_report_date' ) ) ) ) ) ) ); function get_zero_index(array $array, &$result = []) { foreach($array as $i => $v) { if ($i === 0 && is_string($v)) { $result[] = $v; } elseif(is_array($v)) { get_zero_index($v, $result); } } return $result; } print_r(get_zero_index($v));

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