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<?php $a = array('foo' => "xyz", null => "abc"); $b = array('bar' => "baz", null => "xyz"); var_dump(array_merge_recursive($a,$b)); var_dump(merge_old($a,$b)); var_dump(merge($a,$b)); function merge(array $a, array $b) { foreach ($b as $key => $value) { if (isset($a[$key])) { if (is_int($key)) { $a[] = $value; } elseif (is_array($value) && is_array($a[$key])) { $a[$key] = merge($a[$key], $value); } else { $a[$key] = $value; } } else { $a[$key] = $value; } } return $a; } function merge_old(array $a, array $b) { foreach ($b as $key => $value) { if (array_key_exists($key, $a)) { if (is_int($key)) { $a[] = $value; } elseif (is_array($value) && is_array($a[$key])) { $a[$key] = merge_old($a[$key], $value); } else { $a[$key] = $value; } } else { $a[$key] = $value; } } return $a; }

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