specify array key value in string -

$row[4] = "comes database" - pincode eg. 364001  $code=$row[4]; $array=array("state name"=>$row[1] , "district" => $row[2] , "assembly" => $row[3], "code" => $code); 

convert $code string

means

"code"=> "$code"

but give error

so 364001 become string not number

how this?

to change variable type integer string possible using (string) before variable name.

$int = 12345; var_dump($int); // int(12345)  $str = (string)$int; var_dump($str); // string(5) "12345"