Is it possible to add to a pre-existing associative array?

[nigelp]

Can someone tell me the method for adding key => value pairs to a pre-existing associative array - very much in the style of array_push()?

From what I can work out array_push only allows you to add values - the keys are scalar.

Just for background, what I'm working on is a keyword search utility for all our school's software. At some point I have to have a keyword (or phrase) sitting in an array associated with its corresponding software_id.

Thanks,
Nigel

[NogDog]

$array['key'] = 'value';

[nigelp]

Thanks for that. I was getting lost in needless complexities.