Split string by delimiter, but not if it is escaped

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Use dark magic:

$array = preg_split('~\\\\.(*SKIP)(*FAIL)|\|~s', $string);

\\\\. matches a backslash followed by a character, (*SKIP)(*FAIL) skips it and \| matches your delimiter.

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