array_merge_recursive(array('key' => 'org value'), array('key' => 'new value'));
=> array('key' => array('org value', 'new value'));
array_merge_recursive_distinct does not change the datatypes of the values in the arrays.
Matching keys' values in the second array overwrite those in the first array, as is the
case with array_merge, i.e.:
array_merge_recursive_distinct(array('key' => 'org value'), array('key' => 'new value'));
=> array('key' => 'new value');
Parameters are passed by reference, though only for performance reasons. They're not
altered by this function.