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<?php
$array = [['instances' => [1,2]], ['instances' => [3,4]]];
print_r($array);
$flatPath = '0/instances/0';
$keys = explode('/', $flatPath);
$endKey = array_pop($keys);
$arr = &$array;
foreach ($keys as $key) {
$arr = &$arr[$key];
}
unset($arr[$endKey]);
unset($arr);
print_r($array);