- var_dump: documentation ( source)
- array_count_values: documentation ( source)
<?php
$foo = [
'en' => '',
'fr' => 'fr'
];
$bar = [
'de' => 'de'
];
$bar[] = $foo['en'];
var_dump(array_count_values($foo));
$bar[] = &$foo['fr'];
var_dump(array_count_values($foo));