Question

i want to set my array key initial value to a certain number.
here is what i have:

$tickets=array();
array_push($tickets,"10","20","TBD")

for($i=3; $i<20; $i++)

i want my array initial value to start at 3 not 0.

any ideas

Answer 1

If you’re initializing $tickets right there why not use an array literal?

$tickets=array(3=>10, 4=>20, 5=>'TBD');
print_r($tickets);

prints

Array
(
    [3] => 10
    [4] => 20
    [5] => TBD
)

edit and btw: This also works with variables in both places, the key and the value. Therefore

$x = 5;
$y = 'TBD';
$tickets=array(3=>10, 4=>20, $x=>$y);
print_r($tickets);

has the same output as well as

$tickets=array( /* initial index here */ 3=>10, 20, 'TDB');
print_r($tickets);