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<?php $attribute_options_string = "Spice (Very Hot/3, Hot/2, Medium/1) | Size(Small,Medium,Large)"; $attribute_options_array = array(); $attributes = preg_split('/\s*\|\s*/', $attribute_options_string); foreach ($attributes as $attribute) { preg_match('/\s*(\w+)\s*\(([^)]+)/', $attribute, $matches); $attribute_name = strtolower($matches[1]); $options = preg_split('/\s*,\s*/', $matches[2]); foreach ($options as $option) { if (strpos($option, '/') !== false) { list($option_name, $option_value) = preg_split('#\s*/\s*#', $option); $attribute_options_array[$attribute_name][strtolower($option_name)] = $option_value; } else { $attribute_options_array[$attribute_name][] = strtolower($option); } } } var_export($attribute_options_array);