array went wrong

[iamatube]

I am trying to figure out how to use arrays and tried writing the script below.

<?php
$uk_holiday1 = date("d m y", mktime(0,0,0,5,26,2003));
echo "$uk_holiday1<br>";
$uk_holiday2 = date("d m y", mktime(0,0,0,8,25,2003));
echo "$uk_holiday2<br>";

$holidays = array("$uk_holiday1", "$uk_holiday2");
echo "$holidays<br>";
?>

I get the output
26 05 03 which is what I expect
25 08 03 which is what I expect
Array I don't expect this

I have a look throught this forum and a few others and I am starting to confuse myself even more.

If it something simple I appologise now.

[stolzyboy]

$holidays = array("$uk_holiday1", "$uk_holiday2");
$holidays = explode(", ", $holidays);
echo "$holidays<br>";

[kevinsequeira]

try
print_r ($holidays);
instead of echo "$holidays<br>";

reg
kevin

[iamatube]

Tried stolzyboy method and it didn't work
tried kevinsequeira's method and it worked.

[stolzyboy]

sorry...

didn't notice there were variables in the array, for that you can
leave them unquoted and it will work just fine