To remove elements from an array, based on array values:
<?php
$i_to_remove=array();
foreach($array_to_prune as $i=>$value){
if(cond_to_delete($value)) $i_to_remove[]=$i;
}
foreach($i_to_remove as $j=>$i)
array_splice($array_to_prune,$i-$j,1);
?>