Remove a value from an array

remove_value_from_array.php

<?php

/**
 * Remove a value from an array
 *
 * @param $valueToRemove
 * @param $array
 * @return bool
 */
function array_remove_value($valueToRemove, $array) {
    if (($key = array_search($valueToRemove, $array)) !== false) {
        unset($array[$key]);
    }
    return $array;
}

// Example usage: 

$array = [
    'dave',
    'peter',
    'sandra'
];

$array = array_remove_value('peter', $array);

/**
 * Output
 *
 * [
 *  'dave',
 *  'sandra'
 * ]
 * /