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<?php function p_explode($del, $str, $cnt) { if (count(explode($del, $str)) <= $cnt) return [$str]; $tmp = explode($del, $str, $cnt); $last = array_pop($tmp); return array_merge($tmp, p_explode($del, $last, $cnt)); } $string ='1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15'; var_dump(p_explode(',', $string, 4));

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