<html>
<body>
<?php
$states = "Mississippi Alabama Texas Massachusetts Kansas";
$b = explode(' ',$states);
echo "<br>ORIGINAL ARRAY :<br>";
foreach ( $b as $i => $value )
echo "states[$i] = $value<br>";
foreach ($b as $c)
{
$n = strlen($c);
if($c[$n-1]=='s' && $c[$n-2]=='a' && $c[$n-3]=='x')
$d[0] = $c;
if($c[0]=='K' && $c[$n-1]=='s')
`$d[1] = $c;
if($c[0]=='M' && $c[$n-1]=='s')
`$d[2] = $c;
if($c[$n-1]=='a')
$d[3] = $c;
}
echo "<br>RESULTANT ARRAY :<br>";
for ($i=0; $i < count($d); $i++)
echo "statesList[$i] = $d[$i]<br>";
?>
</body>
</html>