diff --git a/guide/english/algorithms/search-algorithms/linear-search/index.md b/guide/english/algorithms/search-algorithms/linear-search/index.md index af8d8d43ec..47db9469f5 100644 --- a/guide/english/algorithms/search-algorithms/linear-search/index.md +++ b/guide/english/algorithms/search-algorithms/linear-search/index.md @@ -133,7 +133,27 @@ int linearSearch(int[] arr, int element) } ``` - + +### Example in PHP + +```php +function linear_search($arr=[],$num=0) +{ + $n = count($arr); + for( $i=0; $i<$n; $i++){ + if($arr[$i] == $num) + return $i; + } + // Item not found in the array + return -1; +} + +$arr = array(1,3,2,8,5,7,4,0); +print("Linear search result for 2: "); +echo linear_search($arr,2); + +``` + ## Global Linear Search What if you are searching the multiple occurrences of an element? For example you want to see how many 5’s are in an array.