how to replace sub array - php

Question

i get json in my project and then i have replace some sub array of it and again have to pass it. so, when i decode json and display it with pre tag it's display like this.
Array
(
[callid] => 59538ea658dfa
[action] => config_get
[message] => ok
[data] => Array
(
[config_file] => /cf/conf/config.xml
[config] => Array
(
[filter] => Array
(
[separator] => Array
(
[wan] =>
)
[rule] => Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[id] =>
[tracker] => 1498479412
[type] => pass
[interface] => wan
[ipprotocol] => inet
[tag] =>
[tagged] =>
[max] =>
[max-src-nodes] =>
[max-src-conn] =>
[max-src-states] =>
[statetimeout] =>
[statetype] => keep state
[os] =>
[protocol] => tcp
[source] => Array
(
[any] =>
)
[destination] => Array
(
[any] =>
)
[descr] => Hi manoj2
[updated] => Array
(
[time] => 1498479412
[username] => admin#172.16.1.22
)
[created] => Array
(
[time] => 1498479412
[username] => admin#172.16.1.22
)
)
[1] => Array
(
[statetype] => keep state
[statetimeout] =>
[max-src-states] =>
[max] =>
[tagged] =>
[tag] =>
[ipprotocol] => inet
[interface] => wan
[os] =>
[source] => Array
(
[any] =>
)
[destination] => Array
(
[any] =>
)
[descr] => hi Divyesh
[updated] => Array
(
[username] => admin#192.168.1.100
[time] => 1498301528
)
[created] => Array
(
[username] => admin#192.168.1.100
[time] => 1498301528
)
[type] => pass
[tracker] => 1498301528
[id] =>
[max-src-nodes] =>
[max-src-conn] =>
)
[2] => Array
(
[destination] => Array
(
[any] =>
)
[source] => Array
(
[network] => lan
)
[tracker] => 0100000101
[interface] => lan
[descr] => Default allow LAN to any rule
[ipprotocol] => inet
[type] => pass
)
[3] => Array
(
[destination] => Array
(
[any] =>
)
[source] => Array
(
[network] => lan
)
[tracker] => 0100000102
[interface] => lan
[descr] => Default allow LAN IPv6 to any rule
[ipprotocol] => inet6
[type] => pass
)
)
)
[shaper] =>
[ipsec] =>
[aliases] => Array
(
[alias] => Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[name] => manoj2_alias2
[type] => network
[address] => manoj2_alias3 172.30.2.65/16 172.30.2.51/32
[descr] => descc
[detail] => nfvbg||dfg||asd | asdfg
)
[1] => Array
(
[name] => manoj2_alias3
[type] => host
[address] => tyuty tyu
[descr] => dess
[detail] => tyu||tyu
)
[2] => Array
(
[name] => sdf
[type] => network
[address] => manoj2_alias2
[descr] => afsasf || weriojdg
[detail] => 256418
)
)
)
)
)
)
and i want to just replace portion sub array of [rule] with the.
[rule] => Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[id] =>
[tracker] => 1498479412
[type] => block
[interface] => lan
[ipprotocol] => any
[tag] =>
[tagged] =>
[max] =>
[max-src-nodes] =>
[max-src-conn] =>
[max-src-states] =>
[statetimeout] =>
[statetype] => keep state
[os] =>
[protocol] => tcp/udp
[source] => Array
(
[any] =>
)
[destination] => Array
(
[any] =>
)
[descr] => second option
[updated] => Array
(
[time] => 149844356
[username] => admin#172.16.1.22
)
[created] => Array
(
[time] => 1498479412
[username] => admin#172.16.1.22
)
)
[1] => Array
(
[statetype] => keep state
[statetimeout] =>
[max-src-states] =>
[max] =>
[tagged] =>
[tag] =>
[ipprotocol] => single
[interface] => wan
[os] =>
[source] => Array
(
[any] => 172.31.2.65/24
)
[destination] => Array
(
[any] => manoj2_alias2
)
[descr] => first option
[updated] => Array
(
[username] => admin#192.168.1.100
[time] => 1498301528
)
[created] => Array
(
[username] => admin#192.168.1.100
[time] => 1498301528
)
[type] => pass
[tracker] => 1498301528
[id] =>
[max-src-nodes] =>
[max-src-conn] =>
)
)
how to do it please help me. i tried but not any success.

Answer 1

Access your array element and assign the new array to it.
$array['data']['config']['filter']['rule'] = $theNewRuleArray;