Question

I already use a MySQL database and want to combine with Facebook Connect. I did a fb:registration plugin and there I can get only the full name. How can I divide it into first name and surname and save those as two arrays?

Answer 1

Hope this helps 🙂

$name_arr = explode(' ',$name,2);
$first = $name_arr[0];
$last = isset($name_arr[1])?$name_arr[1]:'';

The first and last name are separated by the first space ‘ ‘.

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Now excluding middle name 😀

$name_arr = explode(' ',$name,3);
$first = $name_arr[0];
$last = isset($name_arr[1])?(isset($name_arr[2])?$name_arr[2]:$name_arr[1]):'';