Array Initialization

Please forgive me ahead of time, but I didn't want to subscribe to the high-vol general list for a single question. Actually, I need this to prep data to be passed to a db, so it's kind of close. I have a variable number of hidden fields being passed from page A into page B via POST. On page B, I want to take those hidden fields and turn them into an associative array. I am able to get the data out of the $HTTP_POST_VARS and make it look the way I want with the following code: <!-- BEGIN POST VARS --> <!-- { mySelect = '40', mySelect_10 = 'Miami', mySelect_20 = 'New England', mySelect_30 = 'Buffalo', mySelect_40 = 'New York' } --> foreach ($HTTP_POST_VARS as $key => $value) { if (preg_match("/mySelect_/", $key )) { echo("Found a match.<br>"); $stripped = substr_replace($key, "", 0, 9); echo("Content ID=".$stripped."<br>"); echo("Its text value is: ".$value); echo("<br><br>"); $newInfo = array($stripped => $value); } } print_r($newInfo); The resulting sample HTML data looks like this: Found a match. Content ID=10 Its text value is: Miami Found a match. Content ID=20 Its text value is: New England Found a match. Content ID=30 Its text value is: Buffalo Found a match. Content ID=40 Its text value is: New York Array ( [40] => New York ) //here's the problem The problem is in the $newInfo = array($strippd => $value); and it's the last line of the sample HTML code. What I want to achieve is: Array ( [10] => Miami, [20] => New England, [30] => Buffalo, [40] => New York ). Any ideas how to get there? Thanks in advance.