RE: [PHP] removing chars from string

[snip] Paul Nowosielski <paul@celebrityaccess.com> wrote: > If a have a string thats 11 characters long how can I strip off the last > two characters? Jay Blanchard <jay.blanchard@niicommunications.com> wrote: > $newString = substr($oldString, 0, 8); > echo $newString; substr's third argument is length, not position. It also accepts negative values which makes it go from the end, allowing you to do absolute lengths or relative. To make a string no more than 9 characters: substr($string, 0, 9); To always remove the last two characters of a string: substr($string, 0, -2); http://php.net/substr [/snip] I know that it is length, and I gave the correct length for an 11 character string minus two characters. But as always, there is more than one way to skin a mule.