php string to array

$myString = "9,[email protected],8";
$myArray = explode(',', $myString);
print_r($myArray);

<?php
// It doesnt get any better than this Example
$pizza  = "piece1 piece2 piece3 piece4 piece5 piece6";
$pieces = explode(" ", $pizza);
echo $pieces[0]; // piece1
echo $pieces[1]; // piece2

$array = explode(' ', $string);

$array = str_split($string);