Question

So, I’m starting a new project and working with php for the first time.

I get that the average definition and functioning of arrays in php is actually pretty much a namevalue combo.

Is there some syntax, API, or other terminology for just a simple list of items?

I.e. inserting something like ['example','example2','example3','example4'] that I can just call based off their index position of the array, without having to go in and modify the syntax to include 0 => 'example', etc…

This is a very shortlived array so im not worried about long term accessibility

Answer 1

php arrays are simple to use. You can insert into an array like:

$array=array('a','b','c'.....);

Or

$array[]="a";
$array[]="b";
$array[]="c";

or

array_push($array, "a");
array_push($array, "b");
array_push($array, "c");
array_push($array, "d");

and call them by their index values:

$array[0];

this will give you a