# Simple array question

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-array-question/231334>\
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**Created:** [July 3, 2007, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-array-question/231334 "2007-07-03T20:44:51Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 3, 2007, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-array-question/231334/1 "2007-07-03T20:44:51Z")

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How do I get my array to start from 1 and not 0

right now I used:

```php
names = [null, "one", "two", "three", "four", "five"]

```

i don’t want to use null.