Help with split() function (update to php v 5.3.4)

split() was depreceated in phpv 5.3.4

How can fix this to work properly?
any help is greatly appreciated

<?php
 private function isValidDate( $sDate = "12/11/2008 00:00:00" )
  {
    $dateString = split( " "    , $sDate      );
    $dateParts  = split( "[/-]" , $dateString[0] );
    $dateParts2 = split( "[:]"  , $dateString[1] );

    if( !checkdate($dateParts[0], $dateParts[1], $dateParts[2]) ) 
    {  return false; }
    return array
           ( 
             'month'   => $dateParts[0] , 
             'day'     => $dateParts[1] ,
             'year'    => $dateParts[2] ,
             'hour'    => $dateParts2[0] ,
             'minutes' => $dateParts2[1] ,
             'seconds' => $dateParts2[2]
           );
  }
?>

PHP:

 

You can use explode function either which is better

try this one.

private function isValidDate( $sDate = "12/11/2008 00:00:00" )
  {
    $dateString = explode( " "    , $sDate      );
    $dateParts  = explode( "/" , $dateString[0] );
    $dateParts2 = explode( ":"  , $dateString[1] );

    if( !checkdate($dateParts[0], $dateParts[1], $dateParts[2]) ) 
    {  return false; }
    return array
           ( 
             'month'   => $dateParts[0] , 
             'day'     => $dateParts[1] ,
             'year'    => $dateParts[2] ,
             'hour'    => $dateParts2[0] ,
             'minutes' => $dateParts2[1] ,
             'seconds' => $dateParts2[2]
           );
  }

PHP:

 

split => explode

on a related note:

join => implode

 

seem to do the trick thank you.

I was using explode but forgot a few things i had to change in it.

thanks and +rep for the help