- print_r: documentation ( source)
- explode: documentation ( source)
- trim: documentation ( source)
<?php
$arr = array(
'background1.png - abc1.png','background1.png - abc2.png',
'background1.png - abc3.png','background2.png - abc4.png',
'background2.png - abc5.png','background2.png - abc6.png');
foreach ($arr as $elem) {
$temp = explode('-', $elem);
$key = trim($temp[0]);
$fruits[$key][] = trim($temp[1]);
}
echo '<pre>';print_r($fruits);echo '</pre>';