character split php

<?php
// It doesnt get any better than this Example
$pizza  = "piece1 piece2 piece3 piece4 piece5 piece6";
$pieces = explode(" ", $pizza);
echo $pieces[0]; // piece1
echo $pieces[1]; // piece2

<?php
list($user, $pass, $uid, $gid, $extra) =
    split(":", $passwd_line, 5);
?>

explode(" ","Geeks for Geeks")

str_split ( string $string [, int $split_length = 1 ] ) : array