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<?php $meeting = array( array( 'name' => 'meeting1', 'year' => '2020' ), array( 'name' => 'meeting2', 'year' => '2020' ), array( 'name' => 'meeting3', 'year' => '2019' ), array( 'name' => 'meeting4', 'year' => '2018' ), array( 'name' => 'meeting5', 'year' => '2018' ) ); foreach($meeting as $e) { $array[$e['year']][] = array('name' => $e['name']); } print_r($array);

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