PHP: from string with numbers to array

Question

I have a string with numbers like this:

$string = "694,852,94,94,743,202,127,127";

What is the best and quickest way to get an integer array from this string in PHP?

Array ( [0] => 694,
        [1] => 852,
        [2] => 94,
        [3] => 94,
        [4] => 743,
        [5] => 202,
        [6] => 127,
        [7] => 127 )

@HamZa What if he/she didn't know about explode? When searching for the "split" equivalent of php explode doesn't automatically pop up, and a type conversion from string to int isn't exactly obvious if you're used to other languages. So your comment is a tad bit rude. — Tschallacka, Jul 03 '13 at 09:46
@MichaelDibbets If you type in google `split string into array php`, the first result will lead you to explode. That's way faster than posting a question on SO. — HamZa, Jul 03 '13 at 09:49
@HamZa I think the question asker had a more specific problem, that he wanted to convert the numbers into integers and couldn't find how to do the type conversion. I've edited the question to reflect that part of the question. — Tschallacka, Jul 03 '13 at 09:51
@MichaelDibbets If you noticed there were 9 answers to this question within few minutes. So digging this up is not too hard if you ask me. If you think that way then you should also google it. — user568109, Jul 03 '13 at 09:52
9 answers exactly the same to a question asked millions of times... — CSᵠ, Jul 03 '13 at 09:53
@MichaelDibbets I know how you feel, I was like you but I got enough of those helpvampires who can't or don't want to even bother searching *a little* bit. If he's that concerned about integers, he could have said that in his post. Basically someone who did no research (at least did not show it), did not bother to properly ask what he wants, did not bother to format properly his question. That's all more than enough for me to vote to close this question and leave a hint behind. — HamZa, Jul 03 '13 at 09:54
@HamZa I also know how you feel, but I can't help but wanting to help the n00b's who make their first ventures in the world of programming. Try to remember your own first steps in the world of programming and how foreign everything was and any help was helpfull to guide you along on your path to become more experienced. — Tschallacka, Jul 03 '13 at 09:57
@MichaelDibbets It was a while ago and honestly I didn't even know SO and didn't even register at any forum. I was able to find it all with a simple search. Basically those kind of questions pollute the website and make it harder to find the good questions/answers — HamZa, Jul 03 '13 at 09:59

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 03 '13 at 09:41

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$string = "694,852,94,94,743,202,127,127";

$array = explode(',',$string);

PHP Official Documentation

answered Jul 03 '13 at 09:41

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thanks, sorry for stupid question :)) – mihabek Jul 03 '13 at 10:02

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 03 '13 at 09:41

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$string = "694,852,94,94,743,202,127,127";
$array = explode(",", $string);

answered Jul 03 '13 at 09:41

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Ashrith Sheshan · Answer 3 · 2013-07-03T10:06:54.837

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Try this

$string = "694,852,94,94,743,202,127,127";

$num  = explode(",", $string);

$num will contain the array of the numbers split from the string.

Refer the PHP Documentation .And Please google it once before asking here.

edited Jul 03 '13 at 10:06

answered Jul 03 '13 at 09:41

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score 2 · Answer 4 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:23

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$string = "694,852,94,94,743,202,127,127";
$arr = explode(",",$string);

Php will automatically do a type conversion if you try to use the numbers in a calculation. How do I convert a string to a number in PHP?

edited May 23 '17 at 12:23

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answered Jul 03 '13 at 09:42

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score 1 · Answer 5 · answered Jul 03 '13 at 09:42

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You should use explode in order to array you expect:

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

answered Jul 03 '13 at 09:42

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score 1 · Answer 6 · answered Jul 03 '13 at 09:42

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you can use explode to convert the string to an array using a delimeter.

for example

 $array = explode(",", $string);

answered Jul 03 '13 at 09:42

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score 1 · Answer 7 · answered Jul 03 '13 at 09:42

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<?php
    $string = "694,852,94,94,743,202,127,127";
    $arr = explode(",", $string);

answered Jul 03 '13 at 09:42

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score 1 · Answer 8 · answered Jul 03 '13 at 09:42

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Use explode():

$string = "694,852,94,94,743,202,127,127";

$array = explode(",",$string);

answered Jul 03 '13 at 09:42

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score 0 · Answer 9 · answered Jul 03 '13 at 09:42

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Try with explode() like

$string = "694,852,94,94,743,202,127,127";
$my_array = explode("," , $string); 
print_r($my_array);

Refer this explode

answered Jul 03 '13 at 09:42

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