creating an array in php code example

Example 1: php declare array

// sequential array
$arr = array(
  'v1',		// $arr[0] == 'v1'
  'v2',		// $arr[1] == 'v2'
  'v3'		// $arr[2] == 'v3'
);
// or (since PHP 5.4)
$arr = [
  'v1',		// $arr[0] == 'v1'
  'v2',		// $arr[1] == 'v2'
  'v3'		// $arr[2] == 'v3'
];

// key accessed array (map like)
$arr = array(
  'k1' => 'v1',		// $arr['k1'] == 'v1'
  'k2' => 'v2',		// $arr['k2'] == 'v2'
  'k3' => 'v3'		// $arr['k3'] == 'v3'
);
// or (since PHP 5.4)
$arr = [
  'k1' => 'v1',		// $arr['k1'] == 'v1'
  'k2' => 'v2',		// $arr['k2'] == 'v2'
  'k3' => 'v3'		// $arr['k3'] == 'v3'
];

Example 2: array php

<?php
$array = array(
    "foo" => "bar",
    "bar" => "foo",
);

// as of PHP 5.4
$array = [
    "foo" => "bar",
    "bar" => "foo",
];
?>

Example 3: php array

<?php
$array = array(
    "foo" => "bar",
    42    => 24,
    "multi" => array(
         "dimensional" => array(
             "array" => "foo"
         )
    )
);

var_dump($array["foo"]);
var_dump($array[42]);
var_dump($array["multi"]["dimensional"]["array"]);
?>

Example 4: array in php

<?php

$cars = array("Maserati", "Porsche", "BMW");

echo "I like " . $cars[0] . ", " . $cars[1] . " and " . $cars[2] . ".";

?>