Compact Example

gistfile1.txt

<?php

//Describes phone
$brand  = "HTC"; 
$model  = "One M8";
$os     = "Android";

//Creates the phone array using the variables above as key value pairs. 
$phone = compact("brand", "model" , "os");

//outputs the following array: Array ( [brand] => HTC [model] => One M8 [os] => Android )
print_r($phone);