In this PHP post, we would like to share with you, two PHP functions. Which are implode() and explode().

You can use both functions with PHP arrays and strings. And here also take examples like an array to string conversion in PHP, the string to array conversion in PHP.

PHP implode() Function

Implode function is a built-in function of php, which is used to convert array to string by provided delimiter.

Syntax

implode(separator,array)

Parameters of implode function

Example:- array to string conversion in php

<?php 
$array = array('1','2','3','4','5');
echo implode(" ", $array);

Output

1,2,3,4,5

PHP Explode

Explode function is a built-in function of php, which is used to convert/break string to an array by a provided delimiter.

Syntax

explode(separator,string,limit)

Parameters of explode function

Example:- string to array conversion in php

<?php
$string = "1,2,3,4,5";
print_r(explode(",", $string));

Output

Array ([0] => 1 [1] => 2 [2] => 3 [3] => 4 [4] => 5)