JumpSearch.php

<?php

/**
   * Jump Search algorithm in PHP
   * References: https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/jump-search/
   * The list must be sorted in ascending order before performing jumpSearch
   *
   * @param Array $list refers to a sorted list of integer
   * @param integer $key refers to the integer target to be searched from the sorted list
   * @return int index of $key if found, otherwise -1 is returned
 */

function jumpSearch($list, $key)
{
    /*number of elements in the sorted array*/
    $num = count($list);

    /*block size to be jumped*/
    $step = (int)sqrt($num);
    $prev = 0;

    while ($list[min($step, $num) - 1] < $key) {
        $prev = $step;
        $step += (int)sqrt($num);
        if ($prev >= $num) {
            return -1;
        }
    }

    /*Performing linear search for $key in block*/
    while ($list[$prev] < $key) {
        $prev++;
        if ($prev == min($step, $num)) {
            return -1;
        }
    }

     return $list[$prev] === $key ? $prev : -1;
}