Response to azspot at gmail dot com function partition.
$columns = 3;
$citylist = array('Black Canyon City', 'Chandler', 'Flagstaff', 'Gilbert', 'Glendale', 'Globe', 'Mesa', 'Miami', 'Phoenix', 'Peoria', 'Prescott', 'Scottsdale', 'Sun City', 'Surprise', 'Tempe', 'Tucson', 'Wickenburg');
print_r(array_chunk($citylist, ceil(count($citylist) / $columns)));
Output:
Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[0] => Black Canyon City
[1] => Chandler
[2] => Flagstaff
[3] => Gilbert
[4] => Glendale
[5] => Globe
)
[1] => Array
(
[0] => Mesa
[1] => Miami
[2] => Phoenix
[3] => Peoria
[4] => Prescott
[5] => Scottsdale
)
[2] => Array
(
[0] => Sun City
[1] => Surprise
[2] => Tempe
[3] => Tucson
[4] => Wickenburg
)
)
