Items seem not to be added to the session array

Question

So I have some php trying to add an item onto the end of an array stored in $_SESSION['basket'] using the code array_push($_SESSION['basket'],$_POST['item']); . The first item will be added just fine, however once there is an item present nothing else seems to be added to the array. Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

You need to reassign your $_SESSION variable. Simply calling array_push() on a session variable will not change it.

Something to the effect of:

$basket = array_push($_SESSION['basket'], $_POST['item']);
$_SESSION['basket'] = $basket;

should do the trick.

This, of course, assumes that $_SESSION['basket'] is nonempty and you have access to your session variables.

Answer 2

Try this:

$_SESSION['basket'][] = $_POST['item'];

If your array uses numeric index, is more efficiently than use of array_push.