What is the difference between split() and explode()?

Question

The PHP manual for split() says

This function has been DEPRECATED as of PHP 5.3.0. Relying on this feature is highly dis

Answer 1

The split() function splits the string into an array using a regular expression and returns an array.

The explode() function splits the string by string.

E.g:

The result will be

Array ( [0] => I [1] => P [2] => S ) 
Array ( [0] => I [1] => P [2] => S )

Note:The function split() was DEPRECATED in PHP 5.3.0, and REMOVED in PHP 7.0.0