PHP compare array

Question

Is there anyway to compare arrays in php using an inbuilt function, short of doing some sort of loop?

$a1 = array(1,2,3);
$a2 = array(1,2,3);

if (array_are_         


        

Answer 1

verify that the intersections count is the same as both source arrays

$intersections = array_intersect($a1, $a2);
$equality = (count($a1) == count($a2)) && (count($a2) == count($intersections)) ? true : false;