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Serializing in PHP is a way of converting a PHP object into a string. This string can be used in various ways, such as storing it in a database or passing it to another function. The PHP documentation says this is handy when passing PHP values around without losing their type and structure. But I have never had that problem before. Maybe I’m not seeing it. <?php $test = new User(); $test->name = "Denzyl"; echo serialize($test); /// Output: O:4:"User":1:{s:4:"name";s:6:"Denzyl";} Enter fullscreen mode Exit fullscreen mode So, let's digest the string. The o stands for Object, and the following number is…