PHP Array Distinct element breakup - php

Question

I dynamically pulling results from a database and putting them in an array $myArray, which looks like below
Array (
[0] => Array (
[0] => Array (
[Fruit] => Apple
[Number] => 1
[Date] => 3117-01-41
[supplier] => Store 1
[description] => SAmple text for apple )
[1] => Array (
[Fruit] => Orange
[Number] => 1932
[Date] => 3117-01-41
[supplier] => Store 2
[description] => Sample text for Orange )
[2] => Array (
[Fruit] => Grape
[Number] => 22
[Date] => 3117-01-41
[supplier] => Store Street
[description] => Sample Text for Grape )
[3] => Array (
[Fruit] => Apple
[Number] => 23
[Date] => 3117-01-41
[supplier] => Store 9
[description] => This is text for a second apple )
[4] => Array (
[Fruit] => Apple
[Number] => 49
[Date] => 3117-01-41
[supplier] => Store 007
[description] => This is more text for some apples )
[5] => Array (
[Fruit] => Orange
[Number] => 1
[Date] => 3117-01-41
[supplier] => Store 7
[description] => This is for orange also )
)
)
The ideal would be to create a new array so the original stays untouched
$newArray = $myArray;
What i want to do is in the new array select a distinct field for example 'Fruit' it would display a distinct fruit but if other fields are different make a nested array within the new array for.
<!-- Desired output of $newArray -->
[0] => Array (
[Fruit] => Apple
[Number] => Array
(
[0] => 1
[1] => 23
[2] => 49
)
[Date] => Array
(
[0] => 3117-01-41
[1] => 3117-01-41
[2] => 3117-01-41
)
[supplier] => Array
(
[0] => Store 1
[1] => Store 9
[2] => Store 007
)
[description] => Array
(
[0] => SAmple text for apple
[1] => This is text for a second apple
[2] => This is more text for some apples
) )
[1] => Array (
[Fruit] => Orange
[Number] => Array
(
[0] => 1932
[1] => 1
)
[Date] => Array
(
[0] => 3117-01-41
[1] => 3117-01-41
[2] => 3117-01-41
)
[supplier] => Array
(
[0] => Store 2
[1] => Store 7
)
[description] => Array
(
[0] => Sample text for Orange
[1] => This is for orange also
) )
<!--Grape contents-->

Answer 1

First combine the array of same fruit. Now you will have same multiple fruits array under single array. Then just iterate that array & format the response.
$tempArray = [];
//creates the array of common fruit
foreach ($myArray[0] as $key => $value) {
$tempArray[$value['Fruit']][] = $value;
}
$newarray = [];
//iterate the new array of array of fruits
foreach ($tempArray as $key => $value) {
//here value will be common fruit array so iterate & format the array
$temp = [];
$temp['Fruit'] = $value[0]['Fruit'];
foreach ($value as $key => $val) {
$temp['Number'][] = $val['Number'];
$temp['Date'][] = $val['Date'];
$temp['supplier'][] = $val['supplier'];
$temp['description'][] = $val['description'];
}
$newarray [] = $temp;
}
var_dump($newarray);