How can PHP arrays be manipulated efficiently to remove specific elements?

To efficiently remove specific elements from a PHP array, you can use functions like `array_search()` to find the index of the element to be removed and then use `unset()` to remove it from the array.

// Sample array
$fruits = array("apple", "banana", "orange", "grape");

// Find the index of the element to be removed
$index = array_search("orange", $fruits);

// Remove the element at the found index
unset($fruits[$index]);

// Output the modified array
print_r($fruits);