find duplicate values in array without function php code example

Example 1: php get keys of duplicate values in array

<?php
/** 
	Examples of these functions:
	array_unique, 
    array_diff_assoc, 
    array_diff, 
    array_keys, 
    array_intersect 
    
    Examle with an array: 
*/
$array = array('a', 'a', 'b', 'c', 'd');

// Unique values
$unique = array_unique($array);

// Duplicates
$duplicates = array_diff_assoc($array, $unique);

// Unique values
$result = array_diff($unique, $duplicates);

// Get the unique keys
$unique_keys = array_keys($result);

// Get duplicate keys
$duplicate_keys = array_keys(array_intersect($array, $duplicates));

Example 2: php check for duplicates in array

function has_dupes($array) {
    $dupe_array = array();
    foreach ($array as $val) {
        if (++$dupe_array[$val] > 1) {
            return true;
        }
    }
    return false;
}