How would I add a variable to my PHP array?

Question

I am making a test version of adding users to an array and need to find a way to add the user's name variable to my array.

I am using Repl.it's PHP Web Server, which means it runs in a browser (because Chrome OS) and just have PHP. My code looks somewhat like :

<html>
<body>

Welcome <?php echo $_POST["name"]; ?><br>
You will be added to a list of users
<?php
$usernames = array("John Kennedy", "Barrack Ohbama", "Abraham Lincon")
array_push ($usernames, $_POST["name"]);
for($x = 0; $x < $arrlength; $x++) {
    echo $usernames[$x];
    echo "<br>";
}
?>
</body>
</html>

But when I plug it in, I get:

172.18.0.1:51360 [500]: /list.php - syntax error, unexpected 'array_push' (T_STRING) in /home/runner/list.php on line 8

Possible duplicate of [PHP parse/syntax errors; and how to solve them?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18050071/php-parse-syntax-errors-and-how-to-solve-them) — , Jun 13 '19 at 23:45

ggorlen · Accepted Answer · 2019-06-14T01:33:08.613

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You're missing a semicolon:

$usernames = array("John Kennedy", "Barrack Ohbama", "Abraham Lincon");
#                                                                     ^

PHP is sometimes unclear about error messaging and takes some getting used to.

edited Jun 14 '19 at 01:33

answered Jun 13 '19 at 23:37

ggorlen

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Adding to @ggorlen's answer, you have a var called $arrlength that is supposedly an integer, but it is never declared. Instead you probably want `count($usernames)` – symlink Jun 14 '19 at 02:51

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 14 '19 at 02:46

You can always add new elements to array using array_push variant:

<?php
$usernames[] = $_POST["name"];
?>

If you want to set the key of new element, is also allowed

<?php
$usernames[$key] = $_POST["name"];
?>

https://php.net/manual/en/function.array-push.php

How would I add a variable to my PHP array?

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