Re: Array references - how to unset() ?

AHA !!! OMG... how come I did not see that!? Instead this: $array =& $array[$final]; unset($array); This: unset($array[$final]); 3 AM in the morning... that must be the reason! .) Thanks.

This is possible. You're just not giving enough consideration to your exit strategy :) <?php function unset_deep( &$array, $keys ) {

    $final = array_pop( $keys );

    foreach( $keys as $key )
    {
        $array = &$array[$key];
    }

    unset( $array[$final] );

} $value = array (

    'a' => array
    (
        'b' => array
        (
            'c' => 'C',
            'd' => 'D',
            'e' => 'E'
        ),
    ),

); $keys = array('a', 'b', 'c'); unset_deep( $value, $keys ); print_r( $value ); ?> Cheers, Rob.