Are PHP Associative Arrays ordered?

Question

I come from python background and the python datatype which is similar (a dictionary) is an unordered set of key value pairs.

I am wondering if PHP

Answer 1

From the php manual:

Arrays are ordered. The order can be changed using various sorting functions. See the array functions section for more information.

I have relied on the fact that they are ordered and it has worked consistently in every project I've had.