Split Time into 3 Variables

Question

I have a time \"7:00 am\" that I need to split into $hour, $min, $ampm. Is there an easy way that I can split this in to 3 variables?

Answer 1

$a      = preg_split('/[: ]/', '7:00 am');
$hour   = $a[0][0];
$minute = $a[1][0];
$ampm   = $a[2][0];