Checking if array value exists in a PHP multidimensional array

Question

I have the following multidimensional array:

Array ( [0] => Array 
         ( [id] => 1 
           [name] => Jonah 
           [points] => 27 )
         


        

Answer 1

What about looping over your array, checking for each item if it's id is the one you're looking for ?

$found = false;
foreach ($your_array as $key => $data) {
    if ($data['id'] == $the_id_youre_lloking_for) {
        // The item has been found => add the new points to the existing ones
        $data['points'] += $the_number_of_points;
        $found = true;
        break; // no need to loop anymore, as we have found the item => exit the loop
    }
}

if ($found === false) {
    // The id you were looking for has not been found, 
    // which means the corresponding item is not already present in your array
    // => Add a new item to the array
}