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How to sum the values of an array?

Is there a simple way to get the total of all items in a PHP array?

Also, how can I output the contents of an array for debugging purposes?

Solution

  • What you are looking for is array_sum http://uk.php.net/manual/en/function.array-sum.php

    array_sum — Calculate the sum of values in an array

    To output the contents of an array use var_dump or print_r. e.g

    $myarr = array(1,5,2,7,6);

echo "<pre>";
print_r($myarr);
echo "</pre>";

echo "The Sum of my array is ".array_sum($myarr);

// Output

Array
(
    [0] => 1
    [1] => 5
    [2] => 2
    [3] => 7
    [4] => 6
)

The Sum of my array is 21