It's worth noting that if you have keys that are long integer, such as '329462291595', they will be considered as such on a 64bits system, but will be of type string on a 32 bits system.
for example:
<?php
$importantKeys = array('329462291595' =>null, 'ZZ291595' => null);
foreach(array_keys($importantKeys) as $key){
echo gettype($key)."\n";
}
?>
will return on a 64 bits system:
<?php
integer
string
?>
but on a 32 bits system:
<?php
string
string
?>
I hope it will save someone the huge headache I had :)