partialapplication.php

<?php

function pluckWith($key, $array) {
    return function($value) use ($key, $array) {
        $matches = [];
        foreach ($array as $k => $v)
            if (array_key_exists($key, $v) && $v[$key] == $value)
                array_push($matches, $array[$k]);
        return $matches;
    };
}


$db = [
    ['name' => 'carlos'],
    ['name' => 'tihi']];

$getByName = pluckWith('name', $db);

$peopleNamedCarlos = $getByName('carlos');

print_r($peopleNamedCarlos);