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<?php $master_array = array(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6); // array of each column $meta_array = array(array(), array()); // pattern array $pattern_array = array(1, 2, 2, 1); foreach ($master_array as $i => $element) { $meta_array[$pattern_array[$i%count($pattern_array)] - 1][] = $element; } print_r($meta_array);
Output for 4.3.0 - 4.3.11, 4.4.0 - 4.4.9, 5.0.0 - 5.0.5, 5.1.0 - 5.1.6, 5.2.0 - 5.2.17, 5.3.0 - 5.3.29, 5.4.0 - 5.4.45, 5.5.0 - 5.5.38, 5.6.0 - 5.6.28, 7.0.0 - 7.0.20, 7.1.0 - 7.1.33, 7.2.0 - 7.2.33, 7.3.0 - 7.3.33, 7.4.0 - 7.4.33, 8.0.0 - 8.0.30, 8.1.0 - 8.1.28, 8.2.0 - 8.2.18, 8.3.0 - 8.3.6
Array ( [0] => Array ( [0] => 1 [1] => 4 [2] => 5 ) [1] => Array ( [0] => 2 [1] => 3 [2] => 6 ) )
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235.45 ms | 406 KiB | 383 Q