$arr = ['aaabb','aac','aad'];
echo findLeftStr($arr);
function findLeftStr($arr){
$tmpArr = [];
foreach($arr as $v){
$tmpArr[strlen($v)] = $v;
}
$minStr = $tmpArr[min(array_keys($tmpArr))];
$minLen = strlen($minStr);
for($i = 0;$i<$minLen;$i++){
foreach($arr as $v){
if($v[$i] != $minStr[$i]){
break 2;
}
}
}
$returnStr = '';
if($i > 0){
$returnStr = substr($minStr, 0,$i);
}
return $returnStr;
}