find string from variable

[denoteone]

I have a variable that contains a string. I need to search for a word in the variable if that word is present I need to make a new variable that contains a different part of that string can anyone help me with this? I hope I don't have to use regex.

$fp = [Querying whois.arin.net] [Redirected to whois.ripe.net:43] [Querying whois.ripe.net] 

I want to check to see if the word "Redirected" is in the variable.

if (strpos($fp,"Redirected") is true){

  $newserver =  I need to get the string that is within the quotes  [Querying whois.arin.net] [Redirected to whois.ripe.net:43] [Querying "whois.ripe.net"] 
}

[Maq]

What's wrong with using something similar to what you had?

 

$fp = "[Querying whois.arin.net] [Reirected to whois.ripe.net:43] [Querying whois.ripe.net]";

if (strpos($fp,"Redirected")){
   echo $fp;
}

?>

[denoteone]

that looks like it will work but what about getting assigning part of that string to a new variable.  so if the string is    "[Querying whois.arin.net] [Reirected to whois.ripe.net:43] [Querying whois.ripe.net]"

 

I need the data between the second instance of the word Querying to the 6th instance of the "]" symbol.

[Maq]

I need the data between the second instance of the word Querying to the 6th instance of the "]" symbol.

 

6th instance, I only see 3...  Sorry, I don't understand what that mean.  Can you give an example?

[denoteone]

6th instance, I only see 3...  Sorry, I don't understand what that mean.  Can you give an example?

 

sorry i was counting both "[" and "]"

 

I need something like this

$fp = "[Querying whois.arin.net] [Reirected to whois.ripe.net:43] [Querying whois.ripe.net]";

$newfp = (getstring($fp,between 2nd Querying and 3rd ]);

echo $newfp;

output    whois.ripe.net