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<?php $str = 'root/foo/bar/file.jpg'; $parts = explode("/", $str); $leaf = array_pop($parts); $tree = array(); $branch = &$tree; foreach($parts as $v){ $branch[$v] = array(); $branch = &$branch[$v]; } $branch = $leaf; print_r($tree);
Output for 5.4.0 - 5.4.45, 5.5.0 - 5.5.38, 5.6.0 - 5.6.40, 7.0.0 - 7.0.33, 7.1.0 - 7.1.27, 7.2.0 - 7.2.33, 7.3.0 - 7.3.33, 7.4.0 - 7.4.33, 8.0.0 - 8.0.30, 8.1.0 - 8.1.28, 8.2.0 - 8.2.19, 8.3.0 - 8.3.7
Array ( [root] => Array ( [foo] => Array ( [bar] => file.jpg ) ) )

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