Just add the package to your project using Composer:
composer require moxemus/array-helperAdd Helper class in your project and use like a static class:
use moxemus\array\Helper as ArrayHelper;
$data = [
'a' => 'word',
12,5 => 23,
null => false
];
$realFirstIndex = ArrayHelper::getFirstIndex($data); #: 'a'
$realFirstValue = ArrayHelper::getFirstValue($data); #: 'word'