php split string based on pattern

Question

I have a string like this:

2234323,23,23,44,433;3,23,44,433;23,23,44,433;23,23,44,433;4534453,23,23,44,433;
3,23,44,433;23,23,44,433;23,23,44,433
7545455,23,23,4         


        

Answer 1

You could do a find and replace on numbers that are seven digits long, to insert a token that you can use to split. The output may need a little extra filtering to get to your desired format.

Output:

array (
  1 => '2234323,23,23,44,433;3,23,44,433;23,23,44,433;23,23,44,433;',
  2 => '4534453,23,23,44,433;
3,23,44,433;23,23,44,433;23,23,44,433
',
  3 => '7545455,23,23,44,433;3,23,44,433;23,23,44,433;23,23,44,433',
)