get first character string php code example

Example 1: php get first 5 characters of string

$result = substr("Hello How are you", 0, 5); //first 5 chars "Hello"

Example 2: take last four digits php

$newstring = substr($dynamicstring, -7);

Example 3: php get first character of string

$firstStringCharacter = substr("hello", 0, 1);

Example 4: php nth characters from end of string

$rest = substr("abcdef", -3, 1); // returns 'd'

Example 5: first name of string php

$words = explode(" ", $string);

$firstname = $words[0];
$lastname = $words[1];
$third_word = $words[2];

Example 6: substr

const str = 'substr';

console.log(str.substr(1, 2)); // (1, 2): ub
console.log(str.substr(1)); // (1): ubstr

/* Percorrendo de trás para frente */
console.log(str.substr(-3, 2)); // (-3, 2): st
console.log(str.substr(-3)); // (-3): str