Question

How to count the total times a specific value appears in an array with PHP

Answer 1

function count_appearances($arr, $s) { 
    $count = 0; 
    
    foreach ($arr as $key => $value) { 
        if ($value == $s) { 
            $count++; 
        } 
    } 
    
    return $count; 
} 

$arr = array("a"=>"php", "b"=>"java", "c"=>"php", "d"=>"python", "e"=>"php");

echo count_appearances($arr, "php");

 
 
/*
run:
 
3
  
*/

 

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