$string = '4:gaming,5:hardware,3:software,8:security'; what is the best way to explode then loop this string after its taken apart. output should be something like: $id = 4 $cat = gaming etc.. im just looking for the best/fastest way to do this. the string can grow to 200 or so bytes, maybe more. should i list(), while(), explode it, or should i explode it and foreach it? or..? thanks. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php