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<?php
$arr = array(array("lol"=>"lol1", "text"=>"Haha"), array("lol"=>"lol2", "text"=>"Heheh"));
$assoc_arr = array_reduce($arr, function ($result, $item) {
$result[$item["lol"]][] =$item;
return $result;
}, array());
var_dump($assoc_arr);