remove first element in a string in php code example

Example 1: how to remove first element in array php

<?php
$stack = array("orange", "banana", "apple", "raspberry");
$fruit = array_shift($stack);
print_r($stack);
?>


// Array
// (
//     [0] => banana
//     [1] => apple
//     [2] => raspberry
// )

Example 2: php pop off the first character of string

$str = substr($str, 1);