Online PHP editor | refs for 0PpmZ

<?php $a = array('a' => 'a', 'b' => 'b', 'z' => array('c' => 'c', 'd' => 'd')); $b = array('a' => 'c', 'z' => array('c' => 'e')); $merge = function(&$a, &$b) use (&$merge){ if (is_array($a) && is_array($b)){ foreach ($b as $key => &$value){ if (is_array($value) && isset($a[$key]) && is_array($a[$key])){ $a[$key] = $merge($a[$key], $value); } else { if (is_int($key)){ $a[] = $value; } else { $a[$key] = $value; } } } return $a; } else { return $b; } }; var_dump($merge($a, $b));