php array merge key code example

Example 1: php array_merge

<?php
$array1 = array("color" => "red", 2, 4);
$array2 = array("a", "b", "color" => "green", "shape" => "trapezoid", 4);
$result = array_merge($array1, $array2);
print_r($result);
?>
Array
(
    [color] => green
    [0] => 2
    [1] => 4
    [2] => a
    [3] => b
    [shape] => trapezoid
    [4] => 4
)

Example 2: php merge 2 arrays

<?php
  $array1 = [
      "color" => "green"
  ];
  $array2 = [
      "color" => "red", 
      "color" => "blue"
  ];
  $result = array_merge($array1, $array2);
?>

// $result
[
    "color" => "green"
    "color" => "red", 
    "color" => "blue"
]

Example 3: merge two arrays one as key to another php

// two arrays one become keys and second becomes values
array_combine ( array $keys , array $values );

Example 4: array merge with same key in php

Input : $a1=array("a"=>"raj", "b"=>"striver");
        $a2=array("z"=>"geeks", "b"=>"articles");
Output : 
Array
(
    [a] => raj
    [b] => Array
        (
            [0] => striver
            [1] => articles
        )

    [z] => geeks
)