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rikudou/array-merge-recursive
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Replacement of built-in array\_merge\_recursive function that doesn't add values to array but replaces them

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array\_merge\_recursive replacement
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[](#array_merge_recursive-replacement)

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Installation
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[](#installation)

`composer require rikudou/array-merge-recursive`

Description
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[](#description)

The php function [`array_merge_recursive`](https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.array-merge-recursive.php)behaves a little confusingly and not at all like [`array_merge`](https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.array-merge.php).

Example of confusing behavior:

```