note 80566 added to function.array-merge

I tried to use freed489's code to alternate-merge my two arrays together... <? function alternatly_merge_arrays($array1, $array2){ $combined_array = array(); $count = 0; for($i = 0; $i < count($array1) + count($array2); $i = $i + 2){ $combined_array[$i] = $array1[$count]; $count++; }//end for $count = 0; for($i = 1; $i < count($array1) + count($array2); $i = $i + 2){ $combined_array[$i] = $array2[$count]; $count++; }//end for return $combined_array; }//end alternate_merge_arrays ?> However its just coming out with one array appended on the other, just like the normal merge() works. Does anyone have any ideas on merging two arrays like a deck of cards? Such as: $array1 = {1,3,5,7}; $array2 = {2,4,6,8}; And then merge the two arrays so that final array would be $final_array = {1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8}; Any ideas? Thanks all, love all the code snippets here!! ---- Server IP: 66.207.199.35 Probable Submitter: 76.75.67.136 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.array-merge.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/80566 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/80566/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/80566/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/80566/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/80566/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/80566/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/80566/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/80566 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/80566 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php