<?php $arr = array( 1 => "abc", "abc" => 123.5, array(1,2,3) ); $key = "abc"; echo "First value = $arr[1]\n"; echo "Second value = $arr[abc]\n"; echo "Third value = $arr[2]\n"; echo "Third value = $arr[2][2]\n"; echo "Second value = ${arr['abc']}\n"; echo "Second value = ${arr["abc"]}\n"; echo "Second value = ${arr[$key]}\n"; ?>