چک کردن اینکه آیا محتوای متغیر قابل شمارش است یا نه:

<?php
$a = "Hello";
echo "a is " . is_countable($a) . "<br>";

$b = array("red", "green", "blue");
echo "b is  " . is_countable($b) . "<br>";

$c =  array("Peter"=>"35", "Ben"=>"37", "Joe"=>"43");
echo "c is " . is_countable($c) .  "<br>";

$d = [1, 2, 3];
echo "d is " . is_countable($d) . "<br>";
?>