What are some alternatives to the deprecated PHP function split() for splitting strings?

The split() function in PHP has been deprecated since PHP 5.3.0 and removed in PHP 7.0.0 due to performance and security reasons. To split strings in PHP, you can use the explode() function or regular expressions with preg_split().

// Using explode() function
$string = "Hello World";
$parts = explode(" ", $string);
print_r($parts);

// Using preg_split() function
$string = "Hello World";
$parts = preg_split("/\s+/", $string);
print_r($parts);