EDIT: Nick Ohrn pointed out that a function exists for doing this automatically. The following post is still a valid look at how this could be implemented if the functionality didn’t already exist, but it is better to use extract because it is likely more efficient.

Associative arrays are one of my favorite PHP features. They’re simple to use and easy to understand. Sometimes though, being able to reference the values of associative arrays with variables can be more convenient. Today I’m going to share a simple way to convert an associative array to variables.

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