array_shift() Remove the first array element array_pop() Remove the last array element
Programming Tips - PHP: delete an element from a PHP array
Date: 2007nov19
Language: php
Q. PHP: delete an element from a PHP array
A. You can unset($a[$element]) but that leaves a hole so the only way is
to copy the array to a new one without the unwanted element.
I think this is an unfortunate limitation for a high level language.
Even C++'s vector can erase() elements.
The only exceptions are: