Get words separated by space from string

Question

I have a variable, lets say

$var = "name1 field2_name name3 name4";

i need them to be in an array separately like this

$arr = array ('name1', 'field2_name', 'name3', 'name4');

so i can echo words in separate like this

echo $arr[0]; //echoes name1

Look up [`explode`](http://php.net/manual/en/function.explode.php). An awful name, but it returns "an array of strings, each of which is a substring of string formed by splitting it on boundaries formed by the string delimiter." Most other languages call this operation "split". — user2246674, Jun 15 '13 at 22:23
As an alternative to the obvious explode(), you could use str_word_count() with a custom character set to include numbers and underscores — Mark Baker, Jun 15 '13 at 22:29

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 15 '13 at 22:23

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$arr = explode(' ', $var);

answered Jun 15 '13 at 22:23

Jérôme

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 15 '13 at 22:23

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use the php explode function

$pizza  = "piece1 piece2 piece3 piece4 piece5 piece6";
$pieces = explode(" ", $pizza);
echo $pieces[0]; // piece1
echo $pieces[1]; // piece2

answered Jun 15 '13 at 22:23

Gunr Jesra

2 Answers2