Check if any item in one array is contained in any item in another array

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I have an array of subscriptions/plans (access levels):

define('PLAN_A', 0); // 0001    
define('PLAN_B', 2); // 0010        
define('PLAN_C', 4); // 0100        
define('PLAN_D', 8); // 1000        
define('PLAN_E', 16); // 10000

A user can be subscribed to one or more plans.

$user_one = array(PLAN_A, PLAN_C); // is subscribed to two plans
$user_two = array(PLAN_C);         // is only subscribed to one plan

A 'process' requires a certain subecription plan level - or multiple plan levels:

$process_1 = array(PLAN_B); // requires only PLAN_B subscripton
$process_2 = array(PLAN_B, PLAN_D); // requires either PLAN_B or PLAN_C subscription

I want to check if $user_one has the 'authority' to access $process_1, and separately check if $user_one has authority to access $process_2 . And do the same check for $user_two. ("Authority" is if the user has the subscription plan required by the process.)

It looks like I need to check if any user plan subscription (one or more) is contained in the subscription requirements of the processes.

I tried using bitwise checking (which is why the PLANs have binary values), but that will only work for the check of $process_1 . How do I check if $user_1 has access to $process_2 ? Or, how to check if any value of the user array is contained in any value of the process requirement array?

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You can use some function to do the work , something like this :

function UserPlanHaveRequiredSub($user_plans,$process): bool
    {
    foreach($user_plans as $plan){
        if (in_array($plan,$process)){
            return true;
        }
    }
    return false;
   }

Then you can just pass user plans and process like this :

$result = UserPlanHaveRequiredSub($user_one,$process_2 );
var_dump($result);// will return true or false .
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Since one of the users (jirarium) copies my comment and posts it as an answer, I might as well do it myself and actually get the credit for my piece of code, and not let someone who just copies and pastes other peoples codes claim it as his own.

Here is the function I made yesterday. You input the user & process; It will then iterate through all of the users values (or plans in this case) and check if any one of them is contained in the array of process values you included. Basically check if any value of the user array is contained in any value of the process requirement array, exactly what you wanted.

It will return a true or false that can be used in an if statement

<?php
    define('PLAN_A', 1);  //  0001  <-- corrected
    define('PLAN_B', 2);  //  0010        
    define('PLAN_C', 4);  //  0100        
    define('PLAN_D', 8);  //  1000        
    define('PLAN_E', 16); // 10000
    define('PLAN_F', 32); // 10000
    
    $user_one = array(PLAN_A, PLAN_C);
    $user_two = array(PLAN_C);
    $user_three = array(PLAN_F, PLAN_D);
    
    $process_1 = array(PLAN_B);
    $process_2 = array(PLAN_B, PLAN_D);

    function check($user, $process){
        foreach($user as $pl){
            if(in_array($pl, $process)){
                return true;
            }
        }
        return false;
    }

Usage:

    if(check($user_one, $process_1)){
        echo 'true';
    }else{
        echo 'false';
    }

Live Demo: http://sandbox.onlinephpfunctions.com/code/83d8d135b03d584713738b56db40ecc21e9f4ddd

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