Is there a way for these arrays
$array1 = array(
'21-24' => array(
'1' => array("...")
)
);
$array2 = array(
'21-24' => array(
'7' => array("..."),
)
);
$array3 = array(
'25 and over' => array(
'1' => array("...")
)
);
$array4 = array(
'25 and over' => array(
'7' => array("...")
)
);
to be merged which result into the array below?
array(
'21-24' => array(
'1' => array("..."),
'7' => array("...")
),
'25 and over' => array(
'1' => array("..."),
'7' => array("...")
)
);
NOTE:
- I don't have control over the array structure so any solution that requires changing the structure is not what I am looking for
- I am mainly interested in preserving the keys of the first 2 levels but a more robust solution is one that can handle all level.
I tried using array_merge_recursive() like this
$x = array_merge_recursive($array1, $array2);
$x = array_merge_recursive($x, $array3);
$x = array_merge_recursive($x, $array4);
but it resulted in
array(
'21-24' => array(
'1' => array("..."),
'2' => array("...")
),
'25 and over' => array(
'1' => array("..."),
'2' => array("...")
)
);