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<?php $students= array( array("name"=>"...", "gender"=>"male"), array("name"=>"...", "gender"=>"female"), array("name"=>"...", "gender"=>"female"), array("name"=>"...", "gender"=>"female"), array("name"=>"...", "gender"=>"male"), array("name"=>"...", "gender"=>"male"), array("name"=>"...", "gender"=>"male"), array("name"=>"...", "gender"=>"male"), array("name"=>"...", "gender"=>"male"), array("name"=>"...", "gender"=>"male"), array("name"=>"...", "gender"=>"female"), ); $i = 0; $j = 1; foreach($students as $stu){ if($stu['gender'] == 'male'){ $male[$i] = $stu; $i +=2; }else{ $female[$j] = $stu; $j +=2; } } $all = array_replace($male, $female); ksort($all); $all = array_values($all); var_dump($all);

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