Question

So i have this php:

<?php
if (isset($_COOKIE["currentsearchctrl"])) {
    $cookz = $_COOKIE["currentsearchctrl"];
    $data = explode(';', $cookz, -1);
    $newdata = array();

    foreach($data as $value){
        $newdata[] = explode(':', $value, -1);
    }    
    print_r($newdata);

} else { }
?>

The cookie that is being read by php:

%20Rod%20Stewart%20%3A%2059088763306%3B%20Led%20Zeppelin%20Official%20%3A%20131572223581891%3B%20Lynyrd%20Skynyrd%20%3A%206983887641%3B%20Black%20Sabbath%20%3A%2056848544614%3B

but the ‘print_r’ is outputting:

Array ( [0] => Array ( [0] => Rod Stewart ) [1] => Array ( [0] => Led Zeppelin Official ) [2] => Array ( [0] => Lynyrd Skynyrd ) [3] => Array ( [0] => Black Sabbath ) )

The ‘id’ is missing. I needed it to be. Array([0] => Array ([0] => Rod Stewart, [1] => 1200420 ) [1] => Array ( [0] => Led Zeppelin Official, [1] => 110024294 )…

To help, this is the output of print_r($data):

Array ( [0] => Rod Stewart : 59088763306 [1] => Led Zeppelin Official : 131572223581891 [2] => Lynyrd Skynyrd : 6983887641 [3] => Black Sabbath : 56848544614 )

Could someone help?

Answer 1

Why don’t you try with regular expressions?

<?php
if (isset($_COOKIE["currentsearchctrl"])) {
    $cookz = urldecode($_COOKIE["currentsearchctrl"]);
    preg_match_all("#(?P<artist>(?:\w|\s)+)\s:\s(?P<id>\d+)#", $cookz, $matchs, PREG_SET_ORDER);    
    print_r($matchs);
} else { }
?>

EDIT: Sorry I didn’t notice the name wasn’t complete

Example: preg_match_all