... Next . PHP 4 >= 4.0.0) array_shift -- Shift an element off the beginning of array . mixed array_shift ( array array) . array_shift() shifts the first value of the array off and returns it, shortening the array by one element and moving everything down. ... Example 1. array_shift() example . stack = array ("orange", "banana", "apple", "raspberry"); $fruit = array_shift ($stack); . ... Array ( [0] => banana [1] => apple [2] => raspberry ) and orange will be assigned to $fruit . ...