在PHP7之前，你可以使用:

array_splice($a, count($a), 0, $b);

Array_splice()操作引用数组(第一个参数)，并将数组(第四个参数)的值放置在从第二个参数和第三个参数开始的值列表中。当我们将第2个参数设置为源数组的结束，第3个参数设置为零时，我们将第4个参数值附加到第1个参数

如果您想合并空数组与现有的新值。您必须先初始化它。

$products = array();
//just example
for($brand_id=1;$brand_id<=3;$brand_id++){
  array_merge($products,getByBrand($brand_id));
}
// it will create empty array
print_r($a);

//check if array of products is empty
for($brand_id=1;$brand_id<=3;$brand_id++){
  if(empty($products)){
    $products = getByBrand($brand_id);
  }else{
    array_merge($products,getByBrand($brand_id));
  }
}
// it will create array of products

希望能有所帮助。

<?php
// Example 1 [Merging associative arrays. When two or more arrays have same key
// then the last array key value overrides the others one]

$array1 = array("a" => "JAVA", "b" => "ASP");
$array2 = array("c" => "C", "b" => "PHP");
echo " <br> Example 1 Output: <br>";
print_r(array_merge($array1,$array2));

// Example 2 [When you want to merge arrays having integer keys and
//want to reset integer keys to start from 0 then use array_merge() function]

$array3 =array(5 => "CSS",6 => "CSS3");
$array4 =array(8 => "JAVASCRIPT",9 => "HTML");
echo " <br> Example 2 Output: <br>";
print_r(array_merge($array3,$array4));

// Example 3 [When you want to merge arrays having integer keys and
// want to retain integer keys as it is then use PLUS (+) operator to merge arrays]

$array5 =array(5 => "CSS",6 => "CSS3");
$array6 =array(8 => "JAVASCRIPT",9 => "HTML");
echo " <br> Example 3 Output: <br>";
print_r($array5+$array6);

// Example 4 [When single array pass to array_merge having integer keys
// then the array return by array_merge have integer keys starting from 0]

$array7 =array(3 => "CSS",4 => "CSS3");
echo " <br> Example 4 Output: <br>";
print_r(array_merge($array7));
?>

输出:

Example 1 Output:
Array
(
[a] => JAVA
[b] => PHP
[c] => C
)

Example 2 Output:
Array
(
[0] => CSS
[1] => CSS3
[2] => JAVASCRIPT
[3] => HTML
)

Example 3 Output:
Array
(
[5] => CSS
[6] => CSS3
[8] => JAVASCRIPT
[9] => HTML
)

Example 4 Output:
Array
(
[0] => CSS
[1] => CSS3
)

参考源代码

在PHP 5.6+中，另一种方法是使用…令牌

$a = array('a', 'b');
$b = array('c', 'd');

array_push($a, ...$b);

// $a is now equals to array('a','b','c','d');

这也适用于任何可穿越的

$a = array('a', 'b');
$b = new ArrayIterator(array('c', 'd'));

array_push($a, ...$b);

// $a is now equals to array('a','b','c','d');

警告:

在7.3之前的PHP版本中，如果$b是空数组或不可遍历(例如不是数组)，这将导致致命错误 在PHP 7.3中，如果$b不可遍历，将会引发警告

Array_merge是一种优雅的方式

$a = array('a', 'b');
$b = array('c', 'd');
$merge = array_merge($a, $b); 
// $merge is now equals to array('a','b','c','d');

做这样的事情:

$merge = $a + $b;
// $merge now equals array('a','b')

将不起作用，因为+运算符实际上并没有合并它们。如果a和b有相同的键，它什么都不会做。

对于大数组，最好不使用array_merge进行连接，以避免内存复制。

$array1 = array_fill(0,50000,'aa');
$array2 = array_fill(0,100,'bb');

// Test 1 (array_merge)
$start = microtime(true);
$r1 = array_merge($array1, $array2);
echo sprintf("Test 1: %.06f\n", microtime(true) - $start);

// Test2 (avoid copy)
$start = microtime(true);
foreach ($array2 as $v) {
    $array1[] = $v;
}
echo sprintf("Test 2: %.06f\n", microtime(true) - $start);


// Test 1: 0.004963
// Test 2: 0.000038