Iterate through mixed (string, array, object) POST values gracefully

post_iterator.php

<?php

// clean function to run the array map through
function cleanFunc($input) {
    
	if(is_array($input)){ 
		return array_map("cleanFunc",$input);
		
	} else if(is_object($input)){ 
		
		return array_map("cleanFunc", (array) $input);

	} else {
		return $util->cleanInput($input);	
	}

}

function cleanValue($string){
  //run your minipulation here
  return $string; 
}

// exmaple 
// clean post and get variables
$_POST	= array_map("cleanFunc",$_POST);
$_GET	= array_map("cleanFunc",$_GET);