What is the difference between explode() and implode() in PHP?

explode() breaks a string into an array. implode() joins the elements of an array into a string. They do opposite work.

explode()	implode()
String to array	Array to string
explode(separator, string)	implode(separator, array)
Splits at every separator	Puts the separator between elements

<?php
$text = "apple,banana,cherry";

$fruits = explode(",", $text);
print_r($fruits);

echo implode(" - ", $fruits);
?>

Output:

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