php remove key from array if exists code example

Example 1: php delete element by value

$colors = array("blue","green","red");

//delete element in array by value "green"
if (($key = array_search("green", $colors)) !== false) {
    unset($colors[$key]);
}

Example 2: 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);