Array Functions in PHP 5 [Part 2]

PHP 5 Array Functions

PHP Array Introduction
The array functions allow you to access and manipulate arrays.

Simple and multi-dimensional arrays are supported in php.

Installation
The array functions are part of the PHP core. There is no installation needed to use these functions.

PHP 5 Array Functions
Function Description

array_intersect_ukey() Compare arrays, and returns the matches (compare keys only, using a user-defined key comparison function)
array_key_exists() Checks if the specified key exists in the array
array_keys() Returns all the keys of an array
array_map() Sends each value of an array to a user-made function, which returns new values
array_merge() Merges one or more arrays into one array
array_merge_recursive() Merges one or more arrays into one array recursively
array_multisort() Sorts multiple or multi-dimensional arrays
array_pad() Inserts a specified number of items, with a specified value, to an array
array_pop() Deletes the last element of an array
array_product() Calculates the product of the values in an array
array_push() Inserts one or more elements to the end of an array
array_rand() Returns one or more random keys from an array
array_reduce() Returns an array as a string, using a user-defined function
array_replace() Replaces the values of the first array with the values from following arrays
array_replace_recursive() Replaces the values of the first array with the values from following arrays recursively
array_reverse() Returns an array in the reverse order
array_search() Searches an array for a given value and returns the key
array_shift() Removes the first element from an array, and returns the value of the removed element
array_slice() Returns selected parts of an array
array_splice() Removes and replaces specified elements of an array