list ($a, $b, $c) = explode(':', 'a:b:c'); 

'a:b:c' ':' split into $a, $b, $c 

$text = join("\t", explode(',', $csv_line)); 

$csv_line ',' split "\t" join as $text 

$chars = strlen($string); 

$string length as $chars 

$text = str_replace('pattern', 'repl', $data); 

$data 'repl' 'pattern' replace as $text 

$today = date($pattern, time()); 

time int $pattern date as $today 

$test = array(1, 2, 3); 

[ 1 2 3 ] as $test 

$test[] = 17; 
array_push($test, 17); 

17 $test push 

$num = array_pop($test); 

$test pop as $num 

$num = $test[1]; 

$test.1 as $num 

$test[1] = $num; 

$num $test:1 

$test = array('a' => 1, 'b' => 2, 'c' => 3); 

{ 'a' 1 'b' 2 'c' 3 } as $test 

$var = $test['a']; 
$test['b'] = 5; 

$test 'a' get as $var 
5 $test 'b' set 
 
# or equiv 
$test.'a' as $var 
5 $test:'a' 

$items = count($array); 

$array length as $items 

$keys = array_keys($test); 

$test keys as $keys 

foreach ($test as $key => $val) { 
	func_1($key); 
	func_2($val); 
} 

# equivalent code 
$test each pair as $key , $val 
	$key func_1 
	$val func_2 
 
# optimal code 
$test each pair func_1 func_2 

foreach ($test as $key => $val) print "$key => $val\n"; 

$test each pair "%s => %d\n" print 

while (some_condition()) 
	some_function(); 
 
while (!some_condition()) 
	some_function(); 

repeat some_condition while 
	some_function 
 
repeat some_condition until 
	some_function 

for ($i = 0; $i < 10; $i++) 
	do_something($i); 

# equivalent code 
10 each as $i 
	$i do_something 
 
# optimal code 
10 each do_something 

for ($i = 0; i < 10; i+=2) 
	do_something($i); 

# equivalent code 
0 10 2 range each as $i 
	$i do_something 
 
# optimal code 
5 each 2 shl do_something 

$rs = mysql_query('SELECT * FROM mytable'); 
while ($row = mysql_fetch_assoc($rs)) 
	print_r($row); 

# equivalent code 
'SELECT * FROM mytable' $mysql query as rs 
rs each as $row 
	$row print 
 
# optimal code 
'SELECT * FROM mytable' $mysql query each print 

$rs = mysql_query('SELECT * FROM mytable'); 
while (list ($field_1, $field_2, $field_3) = mysql_fetch_array($rs)) 
	do_something(); 

# equivalent code 
'SELECT * FROM mytable' $mysql query as rs 
rs each values into $field_1 , $field_2 , $field_3 
	do_something 
 
# optimal code 
'SELECT * FROM mytable' $mysql query each values into $field_1 , $field_2 , $field_3 
	do_something 

$mysql = mysql_connect('localhost', 'user', 'password'); 
mysql_select_db('test', $mysql); 

'mysql://user:password@localhost/test' open as $mysql 

$rs = mysql_query('INSERT INTO mytable (field_1, field_2, field_3) VALUES (1, 2, 3)'); 
$id = mysql_insert_id(); 

# equivalent code 
'INSERT INTO mytable (field_1, field_2, field_3) VALUES (1, 2, 3)' $mysql query as rs 
rs inserted as $id 
 
# optimal code 
'INSERT INTO mytable (field_1, field_2, field_3) VALUES (1, 2, 3)' $mysql query inserted as $id 

$data = file_get_contents('myfile.txt'); 

'myfile.txt' read as $data 

$lines = explode("\n", trim(file_get_contents('myfile.txt'))); 
foreach ($lines as $line) 
	do_something($line); 

# equivalent code 
'myfile.txt' read trim "\n" split as $lines 
$lines each as $line 
	$line do_something 
 
# optimal code 
'myfile.txt' read trim "\n" split each do_something