php get key from value array code example
Example 1: get key by value array php
<?php
$array = array(0 => 'blue', 1 => 'red', 2 => 'green', 3 => 'red');
$key = array_search('green', $array); // $key = 2;
$key = array_search('red', $array); // $key = 1;
?>
Example 2: get key of array element php
$people = array(
2 => array(
'name' => 'John',
'fav_color' => 'green'
),
5=> array(
'name' => 'Samuel',
'fav_color' => 'blue'
));
$found_key = array_search('blue', array_column($people, 'fav_color'));