How to use php serialize() and unserialize()

Question

My problem is very basic.

I did not find any example to meet my needs as to what exactly serialize() and unserialize() mean in php? They ju

Answer 1

From http://php.net/manual/en/function.serialize.php :

Generates a storable representation of a value. This is useful for storing or passing PHP values around without losing their type and structure.

Essentially, it takes a php array or object and converts it to a string (which you can then transmit or store as you see fit).

Unserialize is used to convert the string back to an object.