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- preg_match_all: documentation ( source)
<?php
$arr = array(
"action: Added; amount: 1; code: RNA1; name: Mens Organic T-shirt; colour: White; size: XL",
"action: Subtracted; amount: 7; code: RNC1; name: Kids Basic T-shirt; colour: Denim Blue; size: 3-4y",
"action: Added; amount: 20; code: RNV1; name: Gift Voucher; style: Mens; value: £20");
foreach ($arr as $string) {
//Build array
preg_match_all("/ [ ]?([^:]+): ([^;]+)[ ;]? /x", $string, $p);
$array = array_combine($p[1], $p[2]);
//Print it or do something else with it
print_r($array);
}