- var_dump: documentation ( source)
- str_replace: documentation ( source)
- explode: documentation ( source)
- preg_grep: documentation ( source)
<?php
$emails = str_replace(' ','','ben@wearejh.com, john@wearejh.com, mike@wearejh.com');
$recipientsArray = preg_grep('/[-0-9a-zA-Z.+_]+@[-0-9a-zA-Z.+_]+\.[a-zA-Z]+/', explode(',', $emails));
var_dump($recipientsArray);