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<?php $str = '{"name":"merli"}{"name":"berta"}{"name":"ivan"} {"name":"joan"} {"name":"mireia"}{"name":"pol"} {"name":"gerard"}'; $result = []; $len = strlen($str); for($i = 0;$i < $len;++$i){ while($i < $len && $str[$i] != '{') $i++; $temp = ''; while($i < $len && $str[$i] != '}') $temp .= $str[$i++]; $temp .= '}'; $result[] = $temp; } print_r($result);

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