"PHP arrays are very useful for storing all types of information. In this blog I will show a simple example of an array and how it can be used to assist your web design."

PHP array()

To start an array we use the array() function built into PHP:

<?

array();

?>

Ok so thats pretty useless lets make it more useful by adding some data:

$myarray = array('<strong>Data Field One</strong>',
                          '<u>Data Field Two</u>',
                          '<div>Data Field Three</div>',
                          '<a href="http://myspaza.co.uk">Data Field Four</a>');

Ok thats better now we have some data (as primitive as it may be)

Ok, so lets use it:

print $myarray[0];

Would produce the following:

Data Field One

and:

print $myarray[1];

Would produce the following:

Data Field Two

Notice how I used $myarray[0] to get the first array element, this is because the first array element is number zero, which can get confusing so we could have used the following:

$myarray = array(1=>'<strong>Data Field One</strong>',
                          '<u>Data Field Two</u>',
                          '<div>Data Field Three</div>',
                          '<a href="http://myspaza.co.uk">Data Field Four</a>');

By adding 1=> I am naming the first element 1 therefore the following elements will follow suit: