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<?php $sub_arrays = [array("middle" => "array"), array(), array("external"=>"array")]; function create_array($sub) { $parent_array[] = array('first'=>"array"); foreach($sub as $s) { $parent_array[] = $s; } $parent_array[] = array('last'=>"array"); $array = array( 'template' => array( array( array(), $parent_array ), ), ); return $array; } print_r(create_array($sub_arrays));

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