php array check if value exists remove it code example
Example: searching and removing element from an array php
<?php
$hackers = array ('Alan Kay', 'Peter Norvig', 'Linus Trovalds', 'Larry Page');
print_r($hackers);
// Search
$pos = array_search('Linus Trovalds', $hackers);
echo 'Linus Trovalds found at: ' . $pos;
// Remove from array
unset($hackers[$pos]);
print_r($hackers);