- parse_str: documentation ( source)
- print_r: documentation ( source)
- preg_replace: documentation ( source)
<?php
function parseIt($input){
parse_str(preg_replace ("/\s+(\w+\[?\]?)=/", "&$1=", $input), $output);
$return = [];
foreach ($output as $key => $value){
$value = preg_replace('/^"(.+)"$/', "$1", $value);
$return[$key] = $value;
}
return $return;
}
$inputs[] = 'i=prd33 foo="really long value"';
$inputs[] = '1=prd33,prd22,prd44 foo="something " else with internal quotes"';
$inputs[] = '1=prd33,prd22,prd44 foo="something \' else with internal quotes\'"';
$inputs[] = 'i[]=prd33 foo="hah" i[]=prd32 bar="neener" i[]=prd31';
foreach ($inputs as $input){
print_r(parseIt($input));
}