note 28552 deleted from function.array-shift by sniper

Here are some solutions on how to get not only the value but also the key of the 1st element of an associative array. - foreach ($myarray as $key => $value) { // use here $key, and $value as you want unset ($myarray[$key]); // if you want to get rid of the 1st element, as array_shift does break; } - $temporaryarray = array_keys ($myarray); $key = $temporaryarray[0]; $value = $myarray[$key]; unset ($myarray[$key]); // if you want to get rid of the 1st element or $value = array_shift ($myarray); // if you want to get rid of the 1st element - reset; // to be sure list ($key,$value) = each ($myarray); unset ($myarray[$key]); // if you want to get rid of the 1st element, as array_shift does Mathieu BOIS