Restructuring PHP array - php

Question

I have tried many different variation, but cannot get the right structure. Maybe, you expert might what to give it a try.
What I need to do is return the therapist who may have multiple children assigned to him. It will return the children's schedules that are assigned to him.
I have tried the following Code. This is the closest I can get to the format I need.
// Grab the therapist
$therapist = $this->Therapist->find('first', array('conditions' => array('Therapist.' . $this->Therapist->primaryKey => $id)));
// Grab the child(ren) assigned to the therapist
// Returns id as key and name as value.
$children = $this->Child->get_children($id);
$schedule = array();
// Loop through the assigned children and get the id (key).
foreach($children as $key => $value):
// Loop through and grab all the scheduled days and times for child(ren).
foreach($this->Schedule->get_full_schedule($key) as $child):
// Have the child name at the top of the array.
if($name != $child['Child']['child_name']):
$schedule[] = array_push($schedule, array('child_name' => $child['Child']['child_name']));
$name = $child['Child']['child_name'];
endif;
// Get all the scheduled days for the child and add to array.
if($child['Schedule']['child_id'] == $child['Child']['id']):
$schedule[]['Schedule'] = $child['Schedule'];
endif;
endforeach;
endforeach;
Which outputs the following Array:
Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[child_name] => John Smith
)
[1] => 1
[2] => Array
(
[Schedule] => Array
(
[id] => 19
[child_id] => 197
[days] => Monday
[start_time] => 17:00:00
[end_time] => 22:00:00
)
)
[3] => Array
(
[child_name] => Jane Smith
)
[4] => 4
[5] => Array
(
[Schedule] => Array
(
[id] => 16
[child_id] => 138
[days] => Monday
[start_time] => 09:00:00
[end_time] => 17:00:00
)
)
[6] => Array
(
[Schedule] => Array
(
[id] => 17
[child_id] => 138
[days] => Sunday
[start_time] => 09:00:00
[end_time] => 12:00:00
)
)
[7] => Array
(
[Schedule] => Array
(
[id] => 18
[child_id] => 138
[days] => Tuesday
[start_time] => 09:00:00
[end_time] => 17:00:00
)
)
)
What I would like is:
Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[child_name] => John Smith
[0] => Array
(
[Schedule] => Array
(
[id] => 19
[child_id] => 197
[days] => Monday
[start_time] => 17:00:00
[end_time] => 22:00:00
)
)
)
[1] => Array
(
[child_name] => Jane Smith
[0] => Array
(
[Schedule] => Array
(
[id] => 16
[child_id] => 138
[days] => Monday
[start_time] => 09:00:00
[end_time] => 17:00:00
)
)
[1] => Array
(
[Schedule] => Array
(
[id] => 17
[child_id] => 138
[days] => Sunday
[start_time] => 09:00:00
[end_time] => 12:00:00
)
)
[2] => Array
(
[Schedule] => Array
(
[id] => 18
[child_id] => 138
[days] => Tuesday
[start_time] => 09:00:00
[end_time] => 17:00:00
)
)
)
Any help is appreciated.
Thank,
Greg

Answer 1

Have you thought about just using Containable Behavior? Seems MUCH easier than the way you're trying to do it:
$this->Therapist->find('first', array(
'conditions' => array(
'Therapist.' . $this->Therapist->primaryKey => $id
),
'contain' => array(
'Child' => array(
'Schedule'
)
)
));
Not only is it a lot easier, but your data should come back in an acceptable and nested format.