How can I split a string at the first occurrence of “-” (minus sign) into two $vars with PHP?

Question

How can I split a string at the first occurrence of - (minus sign) into two $vars with PHP?

I have found how to split on every \"-\" but, not only on the first occur

Answer 1

Here is what you need: using list() with explode():

list($var1, $var2) = explode(' - ', 'this - is - line - of whatever - is - relevant', 2);

Note the spaces around the "-" (minus sign)