PHP - Get the first value from a multidimensional array where the first value may be a serialized array.

php-get-first-value-serailized-multidimensional-array.php

<?php
/**
Get first value from multidimensional serialized array
*/
function get_value_from_multidimensional_array( $possible_array ){
  if( is_array($possible_array) ){

    $maybe_serialized = @unserialize($possible_array[0]);
    if( $maybe_serialized !== false ){
      $possible_array[0] = $maybe_serialized;
    }

    $value = $possible_array[0];
    $testing = @unserialize($value);

    if( $testing !== false ){
      $value = $testing;
    }

    $possible_array = get_value_from_multidimensional_array( $value );
  }
  return $possible_array;
}