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string_parts.php

<?php

// When you want to split strings by spaces without rounding up

function string_parts($string, $parts = 2)
{
    $array = preg_split('/\s+/', $string);
    if (! (count($array) > 1)) {
        return $string;
    }
    $chunks = array_chunk($array, floor(count($array) / $parts));

    if (count($chunks) > $parts) {
        $popped = array_pop($chunks);
        $chunks[$parts - 1] = array_merge($chunks[$parts - 1], $popped);
    }

    $output = [];

    foreach ($chunks as $chunk) {
        $output[] = implode(' ', $chunk);
    }

    return $output;
}

Example use:

string_parts('This is the most tepid thing ever');

Output:
[
"This is the",
"most tepid thing ever",
]