# array_push

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

array_push — Push one or more elements onto the end of array

### Description

int array_push ( array `&$array` , mixed `$var` [, mixed `$...` ] )

array_push() treats `array` as a stack, and pushes the passed variables onto the end of `array` . The length of `array` increases by the number of variables pushed. Has the same effect as:

`<?php
$array[] = $var;
?>`
repeated for each `var` .

Returns the new number of elements in the array.

Example#1 array_push() example

`<?php
$stack = array("orange", "banana");
array_push($stack, "apple", "raspberry");
print_r($stack);
?>`

The above example will output:

    Array
    (
        [0] => orange
        [1] => banana
        [2] => apple
        [3] => raspberry
    )

> Note: If you use array_push() to add one element to the array it's better to use $array[] = because in that way there is no overhead of calling a function.

> Note: array_push() will raise a warning if the first argument is not an array. This differs from the $var[] behaviour where a new array is created.

See also array_pop(), array_shift(), and array_unshift().