Question

I need to parse the $_SERVER[‘argv’] array into a single array.

I can decide how to get the parameters.

So for example the script was called like this: php script.php name:jack operation:full

I get the parameters in $_SERVER[‘argv’] like this:

Array
(
    [0] => script.php
    [1] => name:jack
    [2] => operation:full_res
)

How can I easily move those parameters into one array that would be like this:

$param :

Array(['name'] => jack ['operation'] => full_res)

Answer 1

You might be looking for getopt, although it would alter the format of your arguments somewhat.

<?php
var_dump(getopt('',array('name::','operation::')));
?>

From the command line:

$ php opt.php --name=foo --operation=bar
array(2) {
  ["name"]=>
  string(3) "foo"
  ["operation"]=>
  string(3) "bar"
}