Big String - Help with breaking into array

[nickkarma]

Fairly new to PHP and I basically have a string that will be loaded with information that I need to somehow get into an array or something so I can more easily call on it to work with in my script. The example output I have is

hostname: Insomnia TF2 Server version : 1.0.0.2/9 3247 secure udp/ip : 66.150.155.81:27015 map : cp_gravelpit at: 0 x, 0 y, 0 z players : 17 (24 max) # userid name uniqueid connected ping loss state adr # 368 "pumpkinaza" STEAM_0:1:16339968 38:20 62 0 active 72.111.52:27005 # 352 "zhr^sm0kez" STEAM_0:0:13942862 1:22:03 58 0 active 68.91.92:33561 # 373 "Revant" STEAM_0:1:4151980 25:38 85 0 active 66.1.91:27005 # 338 "zhr^Shaun Alexander" STEAM_0:0:12899953 2:32:39 81 0 active 24.19.145:27005 # 378 "parnell555" STEAM_0:1:16210038 20:35 102 0 active 66.91.44:27005 # 377 "Rogg" STEAM_0:0:4644486 22:43 51 0 active 63.81.36:37135 # 366 "Choplol" STEAM_0:0:16285278 42:26 61 0 active 72.42.253:8331 # 360 "[unknown]" STEAM_0:0:7771895 56:36 187 0 active 211.247.75:27005 # 318 "Theone" STEAM_0:1:60380 3:43:25 89 0 active 98.106.239:43620 # 365 "Tide" STEAM_0:1:11566164 42:44 73 0 active 71.0.40:27005 # 381 "sollars" STEAM_0:1:3918650 14:02 215 0 active 81.71.199:51605 # 367 "frost" STEAM_0:0:4621907 42:04 73 0 active 66.38.89:61420 # 386 "zhr^dangerdoom" STEAM_0:0:4069842 05:00 70 0 active 71.25.201:50630 # 372 "Archangel" STEAM_0:0:6785933 28:09 116 0 active 70.255.75:27005 # 375 "the.g.chan" STEAM_0:0:16174051 25:25 32 0 active 169.117.77:27005 # 315 "iNs|Quasar" STEAM_0:1:16228721 4:00:10 88 0 active 68.128.133:9328 # 380 "Corporal_Tunnel" STEAM_0:0:13441685 15:56 105 0 active 69.162.211:60060

 

Took a set of #'s out of the IP's. Anyways to give an idea of what what I'm trying to get out is like "hostname:" $hostname = "Insomnia TF2 Server", $ip = "66.150.155.81:27015", $curplayers = 17, $maxplayers = 24 and such up until the first 2nd "#" which starts listing the player name and information that would be nice to somehow form into like an array $player[0]['id'], $player[0]['name'], etc. Now I really don't know where to get it going, I was thinking of trying to use explode() with the # sign then further breaking stuff down individually but before doing that I figured I'd check if there might be an easier way or something that I don't see.

 

Any help or added information that could be given would be very much appreciated.

 

Thanks.

[rarebit]

If your creating the list yourself, then it's up to you. Basically create a two tier system. As you say, break it on the '#' first, then break on something else, say like space or comma, then trim and split on an '='. This is just an idea, there are sophisticated methods for extracting stuff, see regex stuff like http://uk3.php.net/manual/en/function.preg-grep.php and the like... Also someone else might offer another prebuilt solution (lexical analyser), I generally do it myself similar to what's stated above.