find duplicate array values php code example

Example 1: php remove duplicates from array

<?php
$fruits_list = array('Orange',  'Apple', ' Banana', 'Cherry', ' Banana');
$result = array_unique($fruits_list);
print_r($result);
?>
  
Output:

Array ( [0] => Orange [1] => Apple [2] => Banana [3] => Cherry )

Example 2: an associative array save duplicated values under single key

$unique = array_reduce($subject, function($final, $article){
    static $seen = array();
    if ( ! array_key_exists($article['fk_article_id'], $seen)) {
        $seen[$article['fk_article_id']] = NULL;
        $final[] = $article;
    }
    return $final;
});