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PHP 7 Data Structures and Algorithms

You're reading from   PHP 7 Data Structures and Algorithms Implement linked lists, stacks, and queues using PHP

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781786463890
Length 340 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Mizanur Rahman Mizanur Rahman
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Preface 1. Introduction to Data Structures and Algorithms FREE CHAPTER 2. Understanding PHP Arrays 3. Using Linked Lists 4. Constructing Stacks and Queues 5. Applying Recursive Algorithms - Recursion 6. Understanding and Implementing Trees 7. Using Sorting Algorithms 8. Exploring Search Options 9. Putting Graphs into Action 10. Understanding and Using Heaps 11. Solving Problems with Advanced Techniques 12. PHP Built-In Support for Data Structures and Algorithms 13. Functional Data Structures with PHP

Kruskal's algorithm for spanning tree

Another popular algorithm for finding a minimum spanning tree is Kruskal's algorithm. It is similar to Prim's algorithm and uses a greedy approach to find the solution. Here are the steps we need to implement Kruskal's algorithm:

  1. Create a forest T (a set of trees), where each vertex in the graph is a separate tree.
  2. Create a set S containing all the edges in the graph.
  3. While S is non-empty and T is not yet spanning:

1. Remove an edge with the minimum weight from S.

2. If that edge connects two different trees, then add it to the forest, combining two trees into a single tree; otherwise, discard that edge.

We will use the same graph that we used for Prim's algorithm. Here is the implementation of Kruskal's algorithm:

function Kruskal(array $graph): array { 
$len = count($graph);
$tree = [];

$set = ...
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