[RESOLVED] searching through a multi-dimensional array

[perpetualshaun]

I'm trying to do some searching through an array, and append one of the pieces. I am working creating one, complete array w/ all the information from two different databases. So when I query each table, I create a multi-dimensional array like this:

 
Array
(
    [0] => Array
        (
            [contact_id] => 61293
            [website] => 
            [source] => 
            [model] => sdgsdg, TEST BBBB
        )
    [1] => Array
        (
            [contact_id] => 61293
            [segment_id] => 3
            [notes] => this is just a test...
            [communication] => all
        )
)

The first one is being created from table a, and then I query table b. So what I'd like to do, as I'm reading through the results of my query of table b is look to see if that contact_id already exists in the array. And if it does, just append the the notes and communication elements from what I presently have in the second element of the array to the first. Does that make sense?

I know that I'll have to use the array_search function, but I'm not sure how to implement. Are there any PHP array experts out there that could give me a hand?

[devinemke]

why don't you JOIN the data together with your query? i assume that contact_id is the common field to both tables?

SELECT * FROM tableA, tableB WHERE tableA.contact_id = tableB.contact_id

[perpetualshaun]

I considered that, but that won't work. I won't bore you w/ the details of why, but that's not an option for what I'm working on.