Sub array from a big array

I need to get a sub array from a big array (i dont know the array, it comes from the database), like this:

$array = 
  ar开发者_运维技巧ray(0=>'Name 1',1=>'Name 2',2=>'Name 3',3=>'Name 4',4=>'Name 5',5=>'Name 6');

What i need is to get the first 3 elements.

$new_array = array(0=>'Name 1',1=>'Name 2',2=>'Name 3');

Thanks!

$new_array = array_slice( $array, 0, 3);

you could also try array_chunk() to separate your array into small ones