Bug #52568 [Fbk->NoF]: Weird length in the end of the string

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=52568&edit=1 ID: 52568 Updated by: php-bugs@lists.php.net Reported by: hananassis at walla dot com Summary: Weird length in the end of the string -Status: Feedback +Status: No Feedback Type: Bug Package: *Unicode Issues Operating System: CentOS PHP Version: 5.2.14 New Comment: No feedback was provided. The bug is being suspended because we assume that you are no longer experiencing the problem. If this is not the case and you are able to provide the information that was requested earlier, please do so and change the status of the bug back to "Open". Thank you. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2012-05-24 12:51:36] willem at stuursma dot name This is because substr() cuts strings at bytes and not at characters, use mb_substr() if you want to cut strings at character positions. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-08-09 10:38:48] pajoye@php.net Thank you for this bug report. To properly diagnose the problem, we need a short but complete example script to be able to reproduce this bug ourselves. A proper reproducing script starts with <?php and ends with ?>, is max. 10-20 lines long and does not require any external resources such as databases, etc. If the script requires a database to demonstrate the issue, please make sure it creates all necessary tables, stored procedures etc. Please avoid embedding huge scripts into the report. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-08-09 10:36:50] hananassis at walla dot com Description: ------------ For some reason, when you try to cut the string (in hebrew lenguage at least) sometimes you get a wierd box (�) at the end of the string. the file the database working under UTF-8. when you test the function at windows-1255 everythings fine. Test script: --------------- <?php echo "<hr />"; echo trim(substr($string,0,10)).'...'; echo "<hr />"; ?> Expected result: ---------------- Not to see the weird box at the end of the string. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=52568&edit=1