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phpsessionarray-push

Can I use array_push on a SESSION array in php?

I have an array that I want on multiple pages, so I made it a SESSION array. I want to add a series of names and then on another page, I want to be able to use a foreach loop to echo out all the names in that array.

This is the session:

$_SESSION['names']

I want to add a series of names to that array using array_push like this:

array_push($_SESSION['names'],$name);

I am getting this error:

array_push() [function.array-push]: First argument should be an array

Can I use array_push to put multiple values into that array? Or perhaps there is a better, more efficient way of doing what I am trying to achieve?

Solution

  • Yes, you can. But First argument should be an array.

    So, you must do it this way

    $_SESSION['names'] = array();
array_push($_SESSION['names'],$name);

    Personally I never use array_push as I see no sense in this function. And I just use

    $_SESSION['names'][] = $name;