Searching within PHP multi dimensional array to return results within parent array

Question

I'm looking for a function to search for a matching keyword in a multi dimensional array and return the corresponding name and path values.

$search_array = array(
  array(
    'keywords' => array('apple', 'orange'),
    'name' => 'Url One',
    'path' => 'http://www.urlone.com'
  ),
  array(
    'keywords' => array('bananna'),
    'name' => 'Url Two',
    'path' => 'http://www.urltwo.com'
  )
)

If there's a better way to structure this array to make it simpler the that would also be great, thanks

If it's just an array of "arrays that are actually just objects", then foreach(){}. — Sammitch
– Sammitch, Commented Apr 20, 2022 at 23:17

tim · Accepted Answer · 2022-04-21 00:38:26Z

1

This can be accomplished using array filter:

$matches = array_filter($search_array, function($array){
  return in_array('bananna', $array['keywords']);
});

Or using a foreach loop:

  $matches = [];
  foreach ($search_array as $key => $array) {
    if (in_array('apple', $array['keywords'])) {
      $matches[$key] = $search_array[$key];
    }
  }

edited Apr 21, 2022 at 0:38

answered Apr 21, 2022 at 0:26

tim

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Drewsdesign Over a year ago

This did the job, thanks

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