php - create array from mysql

Question

I have column in mysql where are some words.
For example word,dog,cat,tree..

Is it possible to create php array like this?

$array=array("word","dog","cat","tree");

Answer 1

You can simply use php explode() function

$row=mysql_fetch_assoc($result);
or 
$row=$pdo->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC);

$newarray=explode(",",$row["data"]);

Answer 2

You mean you want to split them by commas? Use explode:

$items = explode(',', $columnValue);