- substr_count: documentation ( source)
- explode: documentation ( source)
- strtoupper: documentation ( source)
<?php
$lot_num = strtoupper('e1,1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,e18');
$ecount = substr_count($lot_num, 'E');
$totcount = count(explode(",", $lot_num));
echo 'END UNIT: '.$ecount;
Echo "\ntotal count: ". $totcount;
Echo "\nother count: ". Intval($totcount-$ecount);