[SOLVED] Create a 2-element array by exploding only on the last occurring delimiter

Create a 2-element array by exploding only on the last occurring delimiter

$split_point = ' - ';
$string = 'this is my - string - and more';

How can I make a split using the second instance of $split_point and not the first one. Can I specify somehow a right to left search?

Basically how do I explode from right to left. I want to pick up only the last instance of " - ".

Result I need:

$item[0] = 'this is my - string';
$item[1] = 'and more';

and not:

$item[0] = 'this is my';
$item[1] = 'string - and more';

Solution

You may use strrev to reverse the string, and then reverse the results back:

$split_point = ' - ';
$string = 'this is my - string - and more';

$result = array_map('strrev', explode($split_point, strrev($string)));

Not sure if this is the best solution though.

Actual output: (Demo)

array (
  0 => 'and more',
  1 => 'string',
  2 => 'this is my',
)