serialize and unserialize
serialize
- This function returns byte stream representation of value
Example:
$val = “test’123″;
$sVal = serialize ($val);
In the above example $sVal will contain the storable representaion of $val.
unserialize
- This function returns value which is changed to storable representaion by serialize function.
Example:
$val = unserialize($sVal);
After unserialize, now $val contains “test’123″
