<?php
$searchParams = 'Bob Smithers 12/12/1978';
$splitData=preg_split('/\s*([0-9]{1,2}/\[0-9]{1,2}/\[0-9]{2,4})\s*/', $searchParams, -1, PREG_SPLIT_DELIM_CAPTURE
| PREG_SPLIT_NO_EMPTY
);
// your code goes here
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