php drop array element code example

Example 1: php delete element from array

//Delete array items with unset(no re-index) or array_splice(re-index)
$colors = array("red","blue","green");                             
unset($colors[1]);//remove second element, do not re-index array

$colors = array("red","blue","green");
array_splice($colors, 1, 1); //remove second element, re-index array

Example 2: php remove element from array

$arr = array('a' => 1, 'b' => 2, 'c' => 3);
unset($arr['b']);

// RESULT: array('a' => 1, 'c' => 3)

$arr = array(1, 2, 3);
array_splice($arr, 1, 1);

// RESULT: array(0 => 1, 1 => 3)