Those are references, and they are similar to “pointers” in C or C++.
More information is in the PHP manual.
In this case, since $db_hosts
is empty, the construct $db_hosts[$db_item['hostid']]
will create a new array with an empty item on the index of $db_item['hostid']
and return the item’s reference, making $db_host
act as an ‘alias’ for whatever $db_hosts[$db_item['hostid']]
is currently.
Related Posts:
- Google Calendar API event update always return 404 “not found” error
- Difference between “as $key => $value” and “as $value” in PHP foreach
- Array to String PHP?
- currently unable to handle this request HTTP ERROR 500
- What are the main differences between PHPExcel and PhpSpreadsheet?
- PDOException: SQLSTATE[HY000] [2002] No such file or directory
- How do I get a file extension in PHP?
- mysqli_fetch_array() expects parameter 1 to be mysqli_result, boolean given in
- Convert a PHP object to an associative array
- How to parse a CSV file using PHP
- Cannot use object of type stdClass as array?
- Is a new line = \n OR \r\n?
- Regex to check for new line
- Elegant way to search for UTF-8 files with BOM?
- Email Not Sending from Byethost Hosting
- Is SAJAX dead? What to replace with?
- Illegal string offset Warning PHP
- mysqli_real_connect(): (HY000/2002): No such file or directory
- Deleting an element from an array in PHP
- Converting string to Date and DateTime
- Error 330 (net::ERR_CONTENT_DECODING_FAILED):
- What does __FILE__ mean?
- How can I do ‘insert if not exists’ in MySQL?
- Fatal error: Call to a member function bind_param() on boolean [duplicate]
- How do I fix “Undefined variable” error in PHP?
- The localhost page isn’t working localhost is currently unable to handle this request. HTTP ERROR 500
- How do you parse and process HTML/XML in PHP?
- What is the difference between the ‘www’ folder and ‘htdocs’ folder?
- Notice: Trying to get property of non-object error
- undefined offset PHP error
- Call to undefined function mysql_query() with Login
- What is Options +FollowSymLinks?
- Call to undefined method mysqli_stmt::get_result
- How to reformat date in PHP?
- Cannot simply use PostgreSQL table name (“relation does not exist”)
- How do I expire a PHP session after 30 minutes?
- In_array not working
- How to make a countdown using PHP
- PHP if not statements
- PHP with MySQL 8.0+ error: The server requested authentication method unknown to the client
- WordPress Error : Upload folder is not writable. Export and file upload features will not be functional
- Package php5 have no installation candidate (Ubuntu 16.04)
- How can I do ‘insert if not exists’ in MySQL?
- how to get id from URL using php
- WordPress child theme style.css not working
- Fatal error: Cannot use object of type mysqli_result
- Prioritize Visible Content WordPress
- Unexpected Exception: SQLSTATE[HY000] [1045] Access denied for user ****@’localhost’ (using password: YES)
- Call to a member function on null?
- how to ping ip addresses in php and give results
- do_shortcode not working
- No Application Encryption Key Has Been Specified
- PHP reindex array?
- Only variable references should be returned by reference – Codeigniter
- PHP Unset Session Variable
- proper way to logout from a session in PHP
- “Fatal error: Cannot redeclare function”
- PHP json_decode() returns NULL with valid JSON?
- php get all url variables
- How to remove unused dependencies from composer?
- Laravel 5 Clear Views Cache
- how to get date of yesterday using php?
- How can I fetch all items from a DynamoDB table without specifying the primary key?
- How to extract and access data from JSON with PHP?
- How to convert array to SimpleXML
- WordPress query single post by slug
- TCPDF ERROR: Some data has already been output, can’t send PDF file
- Check if a PHP cookie exists and if not set its value
- Deprecated: mysql_query() [duplicate]
- Limit String Length
- Call to undefined function mysql_query() with Login [duplicate]
- Is there a function to make a copy of a PHP array to another?
- How to POST JSON Data With PHP cURL?
- htmlentities() vs. htmlspecialchars()
- How to run PHP locally on MacOS
- Fastest way to implode an associative array with keys
- PhpMailer SMTP NOTICE: EOF caught while checking if connected
- Call PHP function from jQuery?
- PhpMailer SMTP NOTICE: EOF caught while checking if connected
- What is the meaning of sprintf(): Too few arguments
- Paypal IPN Verification Postback with HTTPS
- Implement linked list in php
- Using PHP 7 with WAMP
- Warning: Unknown: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in Unknown on line 0
- PHP: date function to get month of the current date
- Warning: mysqli_real_escape_string() expects exactly 2 parameters, 1 given… what I do wrong?
- How to make PDF file downloadable in HTML link?
- PHP: bootstrap.php
- Display array values in PHP
- Php create a file if not exists
- What is a templating language?
- Page redirect after certain time PHP
- Logout button php
- Determining Referer in PHP
- Unset cookies php
- PHP Like thing similar to MySQL Like, for if statement?
- Redirecting from HTTP to HTTPS with PHP
- Check if $_POST exists
- PHP syntax question: What does the question mark and colon mean? [duplicate]
- PHP – Fatal error: Unsupported operand types