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php create multidimensional array from flat one

Tried this but counting backwards won't work as I need to move from start to finish in the order in which the array is originally.

I have a simple array:

0 => Item #1

1 => Item #2 

2 => Item #3

I need to create an associative array from the above like so:

Item #1 

  => Item #2 

    => Item #3

Where each value becomes the key for the parent item. This must be done in a while loop not recursion. It MUST move forward, the loop performs a look-ahead for validation purposes, so the original order is imperative

Thanks

EDIT - this is giving me the intended result I just can't get my around how to do this in the main loop |

array:3 [

  0 => "workorder"

  1 => "company"

  2 => "name"

]



$array['workorder'] = ;

$temp = &$array['workorder'];

$temp['company'] = ;



$temp2 = &$temp['company'];

$temp2['name'] = ;



dump($array);

exit;

EDIT 2 | Main loop

$type = current($types);

while (array_key_exists($type, $this->types)) {

    $nextType = next($types);



    // ... do stuff 



    $type = $nextType;

}



return $array;

Try

// This array contain the keys for associative array

    $arrayKeys = ['name1', 'name2', 'name3'];



    // This array contain the values for associative array

    $arrayItems = ['item1', 'item2', 'item3'];



    // this array will be the associative array

    $newArray = ;      

    $count = count($arrayKeys) -1;

    while( $count >= 0 ){

        $newArray[ $arrayKeys[$count] ] = $arrayItems[$count];

        echo '<Br>';

        $count--;

    }