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<?php $input = "0&39avfy;&39avfy;task&39avfy;rose&39avfy;duration&39avfy;1.25&39avfy;user&39avfy;15&39avfy;1&39avfy;&39avfy;task&39avfy;daisy&39avfy;duration&39avfy;0.75&39avfy;user&39avfy;25&39avfy;2&39avfy;&39avfy;task&39avfy;orchid&39avfy;duration&39avfy;1.15&39avfy;user&39avfy;7"; $delim = '&39avfy;'; $result = []; foreach (preg_split('/' . $delim . '(?=\d+' . $delim . $delim . ')/', $input) as $row) { [$i, $k, $result[$i][$k], $k, $result[$i][$k], $k, $result[$i][$k]] = sscanf($row, "%[^&]$delim" . str_repeat("$delim%[^&]", 6)); } var_export($result);