How to merge two arrays in php

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

The above example will output:

Array
(
    [color] => green
    [0] => 2
    [1] => 4
    [2] => a
    [3] => b
    [shape] => trapezoid
    [4] => 4
)

<?php
$array1 = array();$array2 = array(1 => "data");$result = array_merge($array1, $array2);?>

Don't forget that numeric keys will be renumbered!

Array
(
    [0] => data
)

<?php
$array1 = array(0 => 'zero_a', 2 => 'two_a', 3 => 'three_a');$array2 = array(1 => 'one_b', 3 => 'three_b', 4 => 'four_b');$result = $array1 + $array2;var_dump($result);?>

The keys from the first array will be preserved. If an array key exists in both arrays, then the element from the first array will be used and the matching key's element from the second array will be ignored.

array(5) {
  [0]=>
  string(6) "zero_a"
  [2]=>
  string(5) "two_a"
  [3]=>
  string(7) "three_a"
  [1]=>
  string(5) "one_b"
  [4]=>
  string(6) "four_b"
}

Example #3 array_merge() with non-array types

<?php
$beginning = 'foo';$end = array(1 => 'bar');$result = array_merge((array)$beginning, (array)$end);print_r($result);?>

The above example will output:

    Array
    (
        [0] => foo
        [1] => bar
    )