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1    function array_group(array $data, $by_column) {
2        $result = [];
3        foreach ($data as $item) {
4            $column = $item[$by_column];
5            unset($item[$by_column]);
6            if (isset($result[$column])) {
7                $result[$column][] = $item;
8            } else {
9                $result[$column] = array($item);
10            }
11        }
12        return $result;
13    }
14
15$result = array_group($assocArray,'name');