how to use explode in php code example

Example 1: php explode

$colors  = "red,blue,green,orange";
$colorsArray = explode(",", $colors);

Example 2: php explode

$list = "one,two,three";
$sep_char = ",";
// array of all needed items: "one, "two", "three"
$arr = explode($sep_char, $list);
// array of max two items: "one", "two,three"
$arr = explode($sep_char, $list, 2);

Example 3: php explode

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

// Example 2
$data = "foo:*:1023:1000::/home/foo:/bin/sh";
list($user, $pass, $uid, $gid, $gecos, $home, $shell) = explode(":", $data);
echo $user; // foo
echo $pass; // *

?>