if variable is in array php code example

Example 1: in_array php

<?php
$os = array("Apple", "Banana", "Lemon");
if (in_array("Apple", $os)) {
    echo "Yeah. Exist Apple";
}
if (!in_array("Buleberry", $os)) {
    echo "Oh, Don't Exist Blueberry!!!";
}
?>

Example 2: in_array

<?php
/**
in_array ( mixed $needle , array $haystack [, bool $strict = FALSE ] ) : bool
*/

$os = array("Mac", "NT", "Irix", "Linux");
if (in_array("Irix", $os)) {
    echo "Got Irix";
}
if (in_array("mac", $os)) {
    echo "Got mac";
}
?>

Example 3: php check if item in array

$allowedFileType = ['application/vnd.ms-excel','text/xls','text/xlsx','application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet'];
  
if(in_array($_FILES["file"]["type"],$allowedFileType))