try array = explode("*", "abc*def*ghi"); That will put it into and array called array with 3 parts to it. "Christian Marschalek" <cm@xxxxxxxxx>@postgresql.org on 04/23/2001 11:53:08 AM Sent by: pgsql-php-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx To: "[PHP] PostgreSQL" <pgsql-php@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> cc: Subject: Splitting strings How would you split a string which is seperated by * with PHP? Like "abc*def*ghi" into "abc","def","ghi"? Any clues? Thanks in advance :) ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://www.postgresql.org/search.mpl