php remove first character 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: remove first element in array php

$arr = [1,2,3,4];
array_shift($arr);
print_r($arr); // [2,3,4]