PHP get the item in an array that has the most duplicates

Question

I have an array of strings and I am looking for a way to find the most common string in the array.

$stuff = array('orange','banana', 'apples','orange'); 

I would want to see orange.

Answer 1

$c = array_count_values($stuff);  $val = array_search(max($c), $c); 

Answer 2

Use array_count_values and get the key of the item:

<?php $stuff = array('orange','banana', 'apples','orange', 'xxxxxxx');  $result = array_count_values($stuff); asort($result); end($result); $answer = key($result);  echo $answer; ?> 

Output:

orange