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I have a string that looks like:

single=Single&multiple=Multiple2&check=check1&radio=radio2

how could I create a array like this:

array(
  'single' => 'Single',
  'multiple' => 'Multiple2',
  'check' => 'check1',
  'radio' => 'radio2',
)
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are you getting request maybe? or not? :) – FeRtoll Jan 29 '11 at 18:16

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Use parse_str

parse_str('single=Single&multiple=Multiple2&check=check1&radio=radio2', $data);

And in $data you will have your variables.

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nice answer! short and good! ;) +1 – FeRtoll Jan 29 '11 at 18:15
thank you singles – Alex Jan 29 '11 at 18:19
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If this comes from an URL you can have this already as an array in the $_GET or $_POST variables. Otherwise use explode() to convert string to an array.

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it comes from a hidden form field generated with jquery, like this: api.jquery.com/serialize – Alex Jan 29 '11 at 18:18
if you are using ajax(), get() or post() to send it to php you still should have it in the global vars. As an extra suggestion, filter_var the vars that come from js, before using them. – Elzo Valugi Jan 29 '11 at 18:57
yes, I do, but only the hidden input (it's all I need). all the other inputs are there just to build this string :) – Alex Jan 29 '11 at 18:59
it does not matter, those jquery functions send them as POST or GET parameters depending on your request. – Elzo Valugi Jan 29 '11 at 19:03

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