how to add key value pair of array to an empty array in php code example

Example 1: php append to array

$myArr = [1, 2, 3, 4];

array_push($myArr, 5, 8);
print_r($myArr); // [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8]

$myArr[] = -1;
print_r($myArr); // [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, -1]

Example 2: insert key-value pair into array php

// If you are creating new array then try this :
$arr = array("key" => "value");

// And if array is already created then try this :
$arr["key"] = "value";