php - Best way to extract data from a string -

i looking efficient , clean way extract data string , organize array of information. i'm building tool converts pasted memo information more readable format.

at moment receive memos new employees this:

name: john smith

service: ict

manager: john turner

post title: support officer

i want able put of information array fetched textarea post , display on page in nicer format below:

full name: john smith

service area: ict

line manager: john turner

job title: support officer

i aware use functions explode() wanted see if there better ways this?

i want store of information in array easy echo onto webpage once has been posted server.

$newemployee['name'] = "john smith"; $newemployee['service'] = "ict"; $newemployee['manager'] = "john turner"; $newemployee['post_title'] = "it support officer"; 

if has suggestions great.

assuming have no control on format of input, , without sanitising input in way, believe suitable way achieving using functions explode() have described:

$newuser = [];  $input = "name: john smith  service: ict  manager: john turner  post title: support officer";  $lines = array_filter(explode("\n", $input));  foreach ($lines $line) {      $parts = explode(": ", $line);     $newuser[ucfirst(strtolower(str_replace(" ", "_", $parts[0])))] = $parts[1];  } 

edit

have changed array indexes reflect formatting have described.

as actual values, better off storing of values in same form (i.e. lowercase) , formatting them accordingly when printing them on screen. allows compare values without needing know format of each string - meaning can detect things 'ict' acronym , have uppercase, whereas 'service' may not acronym , prefer capitalised.