$arr1 = [ [ '_date' => '2019-10-16','_number' => 1,'_order' => 1,
'name' => 'jack','other_ids' => ['b_id' => 1253]
],
['_date' => 2020-10-11,'_number' => 2,'_order' => 2,
'name' => 'joey','other_ids' => ['b_id' => 1433]
]
];
$arr2 = [ [ 'date' => '2019-10-16','number' => '1','order' => '1',
'name' => 'jack','last_name' => 'foobar','other_ids' => ['b_id' => 1253]
],
[ 'date' => '2019-10-11','number' => '2','order' => '2',
'name' => 'joey','last_name' => 'foobar','other_ids' => ['b_id' => 1433]
],
[ 'date' => '2019-10-28', 'number' => '3', 'order' => '3',
'name' => 'tom', 'last_name' => 'foobar', 'other_ids' => ['b_id' => 1593]
],
];
// first make second array more directly searchable
// make new array with the `number` as the key
foreach( $arr2 as $a){
$arr2new[$a['number']] = $a;
}
foreach ($arr1 as $a) {
if ( array_key_exists($a['_number'], $arr2new) &&
$a['_order'] == $arr2new[$a['_order']]['order'] )
{
$merged[] = ['name'=>$a['name'], 'other_ids' => $a['other_ids']];
}
}
print_r($merged);
RESULT
Array
(
[0] => Array (
[name] => jack
[other_ids] => Array
(
[b_id] => 1253
)
)
[1] => Array (
[name] => joey
[other_ids] => Array
(
[b_id] => 1433
)
)
)
solved merge two array with loop and key name