<?php
$item_colors = "Vario Base Unit with steel, large, black/orange";
$result = eval('return '.str_replace(['Vario Base Unit with ', '/', ', '], ['["',', ', '", "'], $item_colors).'"];');
echo implode(' ', $result);
//steel large black orange
var_dump($result);
// array(4) {
// [0]=>
// string(5) "steel"
// [1]=>
// string(5) "large"
// [2]=>
// string(5) "black"
// [3]=>
// string(6) "orange"
// }
preferences:
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