Need help with PHP array-Collection of common programming errors

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Can anybody help me out, I’m stuck, don’t know how to write a php nested for loop to convert into a key value array.

This is the array structure.

Needed to turn into key value array( combining JobDescription and userdetail array together)

array(2) {
    ["jobDescription"]=> array(5) {
        ["funeralFor"]=> string(6) "Myself"
        ["serviceType"]=> string(1) "1"
        ["religionType"]=> string(1) "2"
        ["area"]=> string(4) "2154"
        ["customerComment"]=> string(6) "fdfddf"
    }
    ["userDetail"]=> array(6) {
        ["contactEmail"]=> string(16) "[email protected]"
        ["contactFirstName"]=> string(6) "fddfdf"
        ["contactLastName"]=> string(6) "fddffd"
        ["contactPhoneNumber"]=> string(10) "0420988191"
        ["signup"]=> array(2) {
            ["id"]=> string(32) "8048f0f7106c336e1a8825d1d3bec902"
            ["input"]=> string(3) "k5m"
        }
        ["agreement"]=> string(1) "1"
    }
}

Thanks so much in advance

You have two arrays stored in an array. You want the values of both arrays under one array instead of two subarrays?
```
$newArray = array_merge($array['jobDescription'], $array['userDetail']);
```
I think you’re looking for array_merge, which merges two arrays together:
```
$new_arr = array_merge($arr['jobDescription'], $arr['userDetail']);
```

array_merge($bigArray['jobDescription'], $bigArray['userDetail']);

You only need to loop once. No need for nesting. This solution covers where you have an undefined number of arrays to combine. Otherwise, you can use array_merge as suggested by Dickie
```
$allValues = array();

if(count($mainArray) > 0)
{
    foreach($mainArray as $arr)
    {
        $allValues += $arr;
    }
}
```
The array_merge() function can create an array from multiple arrays. In your example, it works this way:
```
$yours = array(...);
$values = array_merge($yours["jobDescription"], $yours["userDetail"]);
```

Originally posted 2013-11-09 22:50:43.