php char at position in string code example

Example 1: get the string after a character in php

$data = "123_String";    
$whatIWant = substr($data, strpos($data, "_") + 1);    
echo $whatIWant;

Example 2: get number of chars ina string php

$name = "Perú"; // With accent mark
echo strlen($name); // Display 5, because "ú" require 2 bytes.

$name = "Peru"; // Without accent mark
echo strlen($name); // Display 4