If you've ever created large scripts that require many variables (sometimes nearly 100), you know what it's like trying to keep track of what each variable contains and what it's used for. Trust me, I've been there. If we can store those variables inside other variables then the list of hundereds shrinks to less than 10. That's where arrays come in.

For anyone out there that's just starting out, and doesn't quite get what arrays are all about (yes, we were all there once), this new article from PHPBuilder can help a lot. Arrays have the advantage of being only slightly more complex than a normal variable, but have limitless posibilities for information storage. They walk you through simple, one dimensional arrays, and then move into the heavy stuff - multidimensional arrays.

For anyone that's been befuddled by arrays in PHP, this article is just for you. And, once you master arrays, a whole world of data transfer is opened up to you...