PHP Misc functions

string split by comma trim whitespace ignore empties

<?php

// Splits a string on commas, trims whitespace and ignores empty items.
// Does not split an item with internal spaces like "some thing".
function splitter($input) {
	return preg_split ('/\s*,\s*/', $input, -1, PREG_SPLIT_NO_EMPTY);
}

$labels = splitter("Oh bob, Sagget,   ,   ,,,, ,, asdas d, a,1,2,3,4,5,");
foreach($labels as $label) {
	echo "• $label\n";
}