PHP count Function

Definiton:

The count() function count all elements in an array, or something in an object.

Syntax:

The basic syntax of the count() function is given with:

count(array, mode);

Parameter:

Parameter	Description
array	Required. Specifies the array
mode	Optional. Specifies the mode. Possible values: 0 - Default. Does not count all elements of multidimensional arrays 1 - Counts the array recursively (counts all the elements of multidimensional arrays)

Example1 : we can see below example return the number no elements an array

Output : 3

Example2 : Count the array recursively

Output : Normal count : 3
Recursive count : 8