PHP script to count the total number of times a specific value appears in an array

<?php

function count_array_values($my_array, $match) 

{ 

    $count = 0; 

    

    foreach ($my_array as $key => $value) 

    { 

        if ($value == $match) 

        { 

            $count++; 

        } 

    } 

    

    return $count; 

} 

$colors = array("c1"=>"Red", "c2"=>"Green", "c3"=>"Yellow", "c4"=>"Red");

echo "\n"."Red color appears ".count_array_values($colors, "Red"). " time(s)."."\n"; 

?>