get first element of associative array php code example

Example 1: first item in array php

$firstItem = array_shift($array);

Example 2: php get first element of array

$colors = array(2=>"blue",3 =>"green",1=>"red");
$firstValue = reset($colors); //blue
$firstKey = key($colors); //2

Example 3: php add element to beginning of associative array

$arr1 = array('key0' => 'value0') + $arr1;

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<?php
$arr = array('key1' => 'value1', 'key2' => 'value2');
$arr = array_merge(array('key0' => 'value0'), $arr);