<?php
  $out = fopen('php://stdout', "w");

  $str = '<tt>Thu 01-Mar-2012</tt>  7th of Atrex, 3009<br>';
  $split = preg_split('@<\/?tt>|</?br>@', $str);
    
  fwrite($out, var_export($split, true));
  
  fclose($out);
?>