There is a function in PHP specifically designed for that purpose, str_word_count().By default it does not take into account the numbers and multibyte characters, but they can be added as a list of additional characters in the charlist parameter.

If you need multibyte support in an outdated version of PHP (a version below PHP7.4), then use preg_split() on an empty pattern with a unicode flag.

You could write the string to a file, enclosing the string in a function definition within the file, and give the file a .php extension. Then you include the php file in your current module and call the function which will return the array.

How to convert Array string to an Array in php? 1. cast string to array php. 0. PHP string array casting. 0.

@marines: If you want to take a literal approach to the question, I guess that's true. It's pretty clear the OP was just looking for a way to save an array as a string and then bring it back, so serialize is the correct answer to his problem, even if the question did not specify it.

Jun 7, 2012 · Coming back at this after 5 years, I now tend to use implode instead of join, not sure why, but I find that explode-implode is more common in most codebases I've worked on now, and I prefer to align myself with the rest of the codebase in order to maintain a …

How can I turn a string below into an array? pg_id=2&parent_id=2&document&video This is the array I am looking for, array( 'pg_id' => 2, 'parent_id' => 2, 'document...

Community warning: strings in PHP are already byte arrays, therefore no conversion needed. See answers and . In case you need a PHP array, then use str_split(). @Sparr is right, but I guess you expected byte array like byte[] in C#.

taking JSON as input from text area in php ; use this input and convert it to JSON and pass it to php curl to send request. this m getting at php from get of api this json string i want to pass to json but it is not converting to array

The OP question is Convert a comma-delimited string into array of integers?. I guess my understanding of this, is Convert a string of comma-delimited integers into array of integers (which seems to be in line with understanding of this question by other responders). You claim the question is Convert array values from string to int. Nowhere in ...