note 37295 modified in function.unset by tomsommer

Use array_values() after unset() to reindex your array. Note that unset() removes the index as a key, you will need to reindex your array again to get expected behavior --was-- Use array_values() after unset() to reindex your array. Note that unset() removes the index as a key, you will need to reindex your array again to get expected behavior <?php $petstring="cat,dog,rabbit,goldfish,hampster,budgie,mouse"; $testarray=explode(",",$petstring); //returns mouse echo "<br />".count($testarray)."<br />".$testarray[6]."<br />"; //remove the hampster unset($testarray[4]); //add a pet $testarray[]="parakeet"; //still returns mouse not parakeet! echo "<br />".count($testarray)."<br />".$testarray[6]."<br />"; //reindex array $testarray=array_values($testarray); //now returns parakeet echo "<br />".count($testarray)."<br />".$testarray[6]."<br />"; ?> http://php.net/manual/en/function.unset.php