How to Convert an Associative Array to String PHP

1). Open your PHP file in a text editor such as Windows Notepad.
2). Declare an associate array and assign it values by adding the following code in the body of your HTML:

$my_array = array("key1" => "value1", "key2" => "value2", "key3" => "value3");
3). Call the "array_map" function to change the associate array into an indexed array that the "implode" function will work on by adding the code:

function merge_arrays ($key, $value)

{

return $key .":". $value .", ";

}

$fixed_array = array_map("merge_arrays", array_keys($my_array), array_values($my_array));

The "array_map" function will call the "merge_arrays" function for every key and value pair in the array, mapping the results into another array. The "array_keys" function provides each key of the array and "array_values" provides the values of the array. Using the example, "fixed_array" will have a value of:

0 => key1: value1,

1 => key2: value2,

2 => key3: value3,
4). Convert the array to a string with the "implode" function and print the value by adding the code:

print implode($fixed_array);

Using the example, this will output

key1: value1, key2: value2, key3: value3,
5). Save the PHP file and load it on your web server to convert the associate array into an array.