PHP Illegal Offset Type when creating array

Question

I am trying to make some fake data in the form of an array in PHP and keep getting an Illegal Offset Type error when running this line, could anyone help explain why?

I looked up reasons for illegal offset errors and it doesn't seem like I am accessing any data via an offset, I am attempting to create an array, and no where do I see a spot where I am using an object as the association for the array.

$fake_data = array(
                    ["game_id"] => "1",
                    ["turn_number"] => "1",
                    ["host_user"] => array(
                                            ["units"] => array(
                                                                array("row"=> "1", "col" => "1", "hp" => "100", "armor" => "100", "is_dead" => "0", "direction_facing" => "1", "name" => "AssaultAlpha"),
                                                                array("row"=> "1", "col" => "2", "hp" => "100", "armor" => "100", "is_dead" => "0", "direction_facing" => "1", "name" => "JuggernautAlpha"),
                                                                array("row"=> "1", "col" => "3", "hp" => "100", "armor" => "100", "is_dead" => "0", "direction_facing" => "1", "name" => "MedicAlpha")

                                                              ),
                                            ["hit_indicators"] => array(
                                                                        array("row"=> "1", "col" => "3", "direction" => "1"),
                                                                        array("row"=> "1", "col" => "2", "direction" => "1")
                                                                )
                                          ),
                    ["client_user"] => array(
                                            ["units"] => array(
                                                                array("row"=> "5", "col" => "1", "hp" => "100", "armor" => "100", "is_dead" => "0", "direction_facing" => "1", "name" => "AssaultAlpha"),
                                                                array("row"=> "6", "col" => "2", "hp" => "100", "armor" => "100", "is_dead" => "0", "direction_facing" => "1", "name" => "JuggernautAlpha"),
                                                                array("row"=> "7", "col" => "3", "hp" => "100", "armor" => "100", "is_dead" => "0", "direction_facing" => "1", "name" => "MedicAlpha")

                                                              ),
                                            ["hit_indicators"] => array(
                                                                        array("row"=> "5", "col" => "3", "direction" => "1"),
                                                                        array("row"=> "6", "col" => "2", "direction" => "1")
                                                                )
                                          )
                    );

Answer 1

You have to remove the '[' and ']'. Here you are the corrected code

<?php
$fake_data = array(
                    "game_id" => "1",
                    "turn_number" => "1",
                    "host_user" => array(
                                            "units" => array(
                                                                array("row"=> "1", "col" => "1", "hp" => "100", "armor" => "100", "is_dead" => "0", "direction_facing" => "1", "name" => "AssaultAlpha"),
                                                                array("row"=> "1", "col" => "2", "hp" => "100", "armor" => "100", "is_dead" => "0", "direction_facing" => "1", "name" => "JuggernautAlpha"),
                                                                array("row"=> "1", "col" => "3", "hp" => "100", "armor" => "100", "is_dead" => "0", "direction_facing" => "1", "name" => "MedicAlpha")

                                                              ),
                                            "hit_indicators" => array(
                                                                        array("row"=> "1", "col" => "3", "direction" => "1"),
                                                                        array("row"=> "1", "col" => "2", "direction" => "1")
                                                                )
                                          ),
                    "client_user" => array(
                                            "units" => array(
                                                                array("row"=> "5", "col" => "1", "hp" => "100", "armor" => "100", "is_dead" => "0", "direction_facing" => "1", "name" => "AssaultAlpha"),
                                                                array("row"=> "6", "col" => "2", "hp" => "100", "armor" => "100", "is_dead" => "0", "direction_facing" => "1", "name" => "JuggernautAlpha"),
                                                                array("row"=> "7", "col" => "3", "hp" => "100", "armor" => "100", "is_dead" => "0", "direction_facing" => "1", "name" => "MedicAlpha")

                                                              ),
                                            "hit_indicators" => array(
                                                                        array("row"=> "5", "col" => "3", "direction" => "1"),
                                                                        array("row"=> "6", "col" => "2", "direction" => "1")
                                                                )
                                          )
                    );
?>
<pre><?php print_r($fake_data); ?></pre>