- var_dump: documentation ( source)
<?php
$i = 0;
$data = [
'a' => null,
'b' => null,
'c' => null,
'd' => null,
'e' => null
];
foreach ($data as &$item) {
$item = ++$i;
}
var_dump($data);
foreach ($data as $key => $item) {
var_dump($item);
}