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php search on array

//array_search
$result = array_search("apple", $fruit_array); // return index or false

//in_array
$result = in_array("apple", $fruit_array); // return true or false

php string search in array

// Search a partial string matching in array elements
function array_search_partial($arr, $keyword) {
    foreach($arr as $index => $string) {
        if (strpos($string, $keyword) !== FALSE)
            return $index;
    }
}