How to convert a sentence to an array of words in PHP

Using Php. Need:

On String Input: "Some terms with spaces between"
OutputArray <String>: {Some, terms, with, spaces, between}

From stackoverflow

• $parts = explode(" ", $str);
  

• You could use explode, split or preg_split.

  explode uses a fixed string:

  $parts = explode(' ', $string);
  

  while split and preg_split use a regular expression:

  $parts = split(' +', $string);
  $parts = preg_split('/ +/', $string);
  

  An example where the regular expression based splitting is useful:

  $string = 'foo   bar';  // multiple spaces
  var_dump(explode(' ', $string));
  var_dump(split(' +', $string));
  var_dump(preg_split('/ +/', $string));
  

  Ólafur Waage : Its explode not implode.

  strager : Do you mean explode?

  Gumbo : Sure, I meant `explode` not `implode`.

  christian studer : I mix up those two constantly too. Until the script explodes in my face.

  grantwparks : Do you mean "implodes in my face"? :)

  Dimitri : The split function is deprecated in php 5.3 so use explode or preg_split instead

• Just a question, but are you trying to make json out of the data? If so, then you might consider something like this:

  return json_encode(explode(' ', $inputString));
  

• print_r(str_word_count("this is a sentence", 1));
  

  Results in:

  Array ( [0] => this [1] => is [2] => a [3] => sentence )