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<?php $master_array = array(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15); $n = 5; // This is the number of columns / arrays $pattern_array = array(); $meta_array = array(); for ($i=1; $i <= $n; ++$i) { $pattern_array[] = $i; $meta_array[] = array(); } for ($i=$n; $i > 0; --$i) { $pattern_array[] = $i; } foreach ($master_array as $i => $element) { $meta_array[$pattern_array[$i%count($pattern_array)] - 1][] = $element; } print_r($meta_array);