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\');
         


        

Answer 1

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