How can PHP substr_count() function be utilized to count specific values within a string?

To count specific values within a string using the PHP substr_count() function, you can simply pass the string you want to search in and the substring you want to count occurrences of as arguments to the function. The function will return the number of times the substring appears in the string. 

$string = "Hello, hello, hello, how low";
$substring = "hello";

$count = substr_count($string, $substring);

echo "The substring '$substring' appears $count times in the string.";

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