Online PHP editor | refs for EvjA3

<?php $listOfPosts = [ [ 'date' => '2017-06-01', 'id' => 1, ], [ 'date' => '2017-06-01', 'id' => 2, ], [ 'date' => '2017-06-01', 'id' => 3, ], [ 'date' => '2017-06-02', 'id' => 4, ], [ 'date' => '2017-06-03', 'id' => 5, ], [ 'date' => '2017-06-04', 'id' => 6, ], ]; $listOfPostsPage2 = [ [ 'date' => '2017-06-05', 'id' => 1, ], [ 'date' => '2017-06-06', 'id' => 2, ], [ 'date' => '2017-06-07', 'id' => 3, ], [ 'date' => '2017-06-08', 'id' => 4, ] ]; $amountOfDays = 6; $newPostsArr = []; foreach($listOfPosts as $tmp) { if (count($newPostsArr) === $amountOfDays) { var_dump('All days added'); // We are done. break; } $newPostsArr[$tmp['date']][] = $tmp; } // Or like this function iteratePosts($pages, $newPosts) { foreach($pages as $tmp) { $newPosts[$tmp['date']][] = $tmp; } return $newPosts; } $newPostsArr = iteratePosts($listOfPosts, $newPostsArr); if (count($newPostsArr) < $amountOfDays) { // Fetch new page, keep adding entries var_dump('iterating again..'); $newPostsArr = iteratePosts($listOfPostsPage2, $newPostsArr); } var_dump($newPostsArr);