PHP: Return string between two characters

Question

I am wanting to use \"keywords\" within a large string. These keywords start and end using my_keyword and are user defined. How, within a large string, can I sear

Answer 1

Explode on "*"

$str = "PHP is the *best*, *its* the *most popular* and *I* love it.";
$s = explode("*",$str);
for($i=1;$i<=count($s)-1;$i+=2){
    print $s[$i]."\n";    
}

output

$ php test.php
best
its
most popular
I