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Lesson 7 – Maximum slice problem – MaxProfit demo task solution code written in php. Gives 100/100 score at the time of publishing.

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Solution in php:

function solution($A) {
    $cnt = count($A);
    if($cnt == 1 || $cnt == 0){
        return 0;
    }

    $max_so_far = 0;
    $max_ending_here = 0;
    $min_price = $A[0];

    for($i = 1; $i < $cnt; $i++){
        $max_ending_here = max(0, $A[$i] - $min_price);
        $min_price = min($min_price, $A[$i]);
        $max_so_far = max($max_ending_here, $max_so_far);
    }

    return $max_so_far;
}

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