$arraysAreEqual = ($a == $b); // TRUE if $a and $b have the same key/value pairs.
$arraysAreEqual = ($a === $b); // TRUE if $a and $b have the same key/value pairs in the same order and of the same types.
See Array Operators.
EDIT
The inequality operator is !=
while the non-identity operator is !==
to match the equality
operator ==
and the identity operator ===
.