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  1. <?php
  2.  
  3. function unique_multidim_array($array, $key, $count) { 
  4.     $temp_array = array(); 
  5.     $i = 0; 
  6.     $key_array = array();
  7.  
  8.     foreach($array as $val) {
  9. 		$save = false;
  10.         if (!in_array($val[$key], $key_array)) {
  11.             $key_array[$i] = $val[$key]; 
  12.             $save = true;
  13. 			$$val[$key] = 1;
  14.         }
  15. 		elseif($$val[$key] < $count) {
  16. 			$save = true;
  17. 			$$val[$key]++;
  18. 		}
  19. 		if($save) {
  20.             $temp_array[$i] = $val;
  21. 		}
  22.         $i++;
  23.     } 
  24.     return $temp_array; 
  25. } 
  26.  
  27. $a = [
  28. 	['lang' => 'Arabic', 'url' => 'url1'],
  29. 	['lang' => 'Arabic', 'url' => 'url2'],
  30. 	['lang' => 'Arabic', 'url' => 'url3'],
  31. 	['lang' => 'English', 'url' => 'url4'],
  32. 	['lang' => 'English', 'url' => 'url5'],
  33. 	['lang' => 'English', 'url' => 'url6'],
  34. ];
  35.  
  36. print_r(unique_multidim_array($a,'lang',2));
Success #stdin #stdout 0.02s 52432KB
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stdout 
Array
(
    [0] => Array
        (
            [lang] => Arabic
            [url] => url1
        )

    [1] => Array
        (
            [lang] => Arabic
            [url] => url2
        )

    [3] => Array
        (
            [lang] => English
            [url] => url4
        )

    [4] => Array
        (
            [lang] => English
            [url] => url5
        )

)
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PHP (php 7.3.5)
created:
8 years ago
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