Properly adding array to array in PHP - php

Question

I'm trying to put an array inside an array (inside an array) using PHP.
$objectArray = array ('id' => $place, 'name'=>$placeName, array ('contact_info'=> array ('phone'=>$phone, 'email'=>$email,'website'=>$website)));
$data3 = array('place' => $objectArray);
$data_json = json_encode($data3);
echo $data_json;
This gives me something like this:
{
"place": {
"0": {
"contact_info": {
"phone": "513-555-1212",
"email": "jmr#example.com",
"website": "https://example.com"
}
},
"id": "999999",
"name": "My House",
}
}
What I'm looking for as an end product is:
{
"place": {
"contact_info": {
"phone": "513-555-1212",
"email": "jmr#example.com",
"website": "https://example.com"
},
"id": "999999",
"name": "My House",
}
I need to not have the '0' and the contact info part under place

Answer 1

For your purposes $objectArray should have this structure:
$objectArray = array (
'id' => $place,
'name'=>$placeName,
'contact_info'=> array ('phone'=>$phone, 'email'=>$email,'website'=>$website)
);
So, contact_info should be on the same level as id and name, without new array.

Answer 2

You need something like this
$objectArray = array (
'id' => '99999',
'name'=>'My House',
'contact_info' => array (
'phone'=>'513-555-1212',
'email'=>'jmr#example.com',
'website'=>'https://example.com'
)
);
$data3 = array('place' => $objectArray);
$data_json = json_encode($data3);
echo $data_json;
Remove the array part placed before 'contact_info' so they come at same level.