splitting name string in two

[foxphpbomb]

If I receive a $_POST variable $_POST["name"] and want to split it in two based on the fact that the first name is separated from the last name with a space, and want to load the names into the varailes $FirstName and $LastName how would I do this?

 

[jpadie]

list ($firstname, $surname) = explode (' ', $_POST['name']);

but this is such a blunt sword. it is better to be explicit and atomic about the information you collect. if you want first name and surname separately, then set two fields: one for each item of content.