- trim: documentation ( source)
- preg_split: documentation ( source)
<?php
$customData = "===== description =====
Description test";
$arr = preg_split('#={5}\s+([^=]+)\s+={5}#', $customData, -1, PREG_SPLIT_DELIM_CAPTURE);
$data = array();
for ($i=1, $l=sizeof($arr); $i<$l; $i+=2) {
echo trim($arr[$i]);
}
//print_r($arr);