first character of string delete php code example

Example 1: remove first letter php

<?php
echo substr('abcdef', 1);     // bcdef
?>

Example 2: php pop off the first character of string

$str = substr($str, 1);

Example 3: php remove everything after character

$fullpath = 'folderName/file.ext';
$folder = substr($fullpath, 0, strpos($fullpath, '/'));
echo $folder;
// Output => folderName