$arr = array();
$arr = array_pad($arr, 3, 0);
print_r($arr);
echo "<br />";
$arr2 = array();
$arr2 = array_pad($arr2, 3, $arr);
echo "<pre>";
print_r($arr2);
echo "</pre>";
/*
run:
Array ( [0] => 0 [1] => 0 [2] => 0 )
Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[0] => 0
[1] => 0
[2] => 0
)
[1] => Array
(
[0] => 0
[1] => 0
[2] => 0
)
[2] => Array
(
[0] => 0
[1] => 0
[2] => 0
)
)
*/