Split the given array into n number of pieces

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function array_split($array, $pieces=2) {<br />
	if ($pieces &amp;lt; 2)<br />
		return array($array);<br />
	$newCount = ceil(count($array)/$pieces);<br />
	$a = array_slice($array, 0, $newCount);<br />
	$b = array_split(array_slice($array, $newCount), $pieces-1);<br />
	return array_merge(array($a),$b);<br />
}<br />

Examples

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$a = array(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10);<br />
array_split($a, 2);    // array(array(1,2,3,4,5), array(6,7,8,9,10))<br />
array_split($a, 3);    // array(array(1,2,3,4), array(5,6,7), array(8,9,10))<br />
array_split($a, 4);    // array(array(1,2,3), array(4,5,6), array(7,8), array(9,10))<br />