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<?php
$a1= array(0 => array("id"=>1,"name"=>"cat 1"),
1 => array("id"=>2,"name"=>"cat 2"),
2 => array("id"=>3,"name"=>"cat 1")
);
$a2 = array(0 => array("id"=>1,"name"=>"cat 1"));
$result=array_intersect($a1,$a2);
print_r($result);