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Well I am trying to make a simple php system.
Anywise I need to separate the text when I want to add it to the database.
So for example I want to add:
abc:123
I want that the : will be the separater, so it'll look like this:
abc
123
And then both will go to a different table.
Could someone help me with this? As I am not an experience PHP coder, yet I am willing to learn how to do this.
Kind regards

Answer 1

This is pretty basic stuff..
$data = explode(':','abc:123');
foreach($data as $word)
{
// some code here
}

Answer 2

Use Split:
<?php
$data = "abc:123";
list ($var1, $var2) = split (':', $data);
echo "Var1: $var1; Var2: $var2;<br />\n";
?>

Answer 3

You can achieve this using explode.
abc:123
Is a string. Let's define it as a variable:
$origin = "abc:123";
You can split the string, using : as the separator.
$separator = ":";
$exploded = explode($separator, $origin);
Now you have an array which you can use to access abc and 123 individually.
$pre = $exploded[0];
$post = $exploded[1];
You don't know how many splits there will be?
That's okay. Your array simply increases, meaning you can simply loop through the array and handle the values.
foreach ($exploded as $split)
{
// Do something with $split
}