How to split a path properly in PHP

Question

What is the best way to do the following:

I get a path with an AJAX request

e.g. dir1/dir2/dir3/dir4

I need to present it like this on my we

Answer 1

if all you need to do is explode by forward slash there is a simple solution that works everytime.

check this out

$path = 'dir1/dir2/dir3/dir4';

$array = explode('/', ltrim($path, '/'));

print_r($array);

enjoy :D