<?php
function findParent(&$array,$whos_your_daddy=0,$baby=[]){ // make $array modifiable
foreach($array as $i=>&$row){ // make $row modifiable
if($whos_your_daddy){
if($row['id']==$whos_your_daddy){ // found parent
$row['nodes'][]=$baby;
}elseif(isset($row['nodes'])){ // go down rabbit hole looking for parent
findParent($row['nodes'],$whos_your_daddy,$baby);
}
}elseif($row['parent_id']){ // child requires adoption
unset($array[$i]); // remove child from level because it will be store elsewhere and won't be its own parent (reduce iterations in next loop & avoid infinite recursion)
findParent($array,$row['parent_id'],$row);
}
}
return $array;
}
// $db->query('SELECT id,name_a AS name,parent_id FROM accounts_tree ORDER BY id');
// for($resultset=[]; $row=$res->fetch_assoc(); $resultset[]=$row); // inspired by: http://php.net/manual/en/mysqli-result.fetch-assoc.php#112924
$resultset=[
['id'=>1,'name'=>'folder 1','parent_id'=>0],
['id'=>2,'name'=>'folder 2','parent_id'=>0],
['id'=>3,'name'=>'sub 1-1','parent_id'=>1],
['id'=>4,'name'=>'sub 2-1','parent_id'=>2],
['id'=>5,'name'=>'Sub 1-1-1','parent_id'=>3],
['id'=>6,'name'=>'folder 3','parent_id'=>0],
['id'=>7,'name'=>'sub 1-1-1-1','parent_id'=>5]
];
print_r(findParent($resultset));