Trimming text

I have a variable ($description) that contains text data (pulled from an MySQL DB). I need to delete the last few lines from that data. Prior to the data getting submitted to the DB (during a different routine), the following information gets added: $description .= "\n\n< span class=gensmall >Modified by ".$userdata[username]."< /span >."; (spaces added so the tags don't get parsed) Later in the routine, that data gets pulled back up for modification and I need to delete that last bit from it. From the starting '\n' till the end '< /span >.'... What's the best, and or easiest way to do this? -- H | "Life is the art of drawing without an eraser." - John Gardner +-------------------------------------------------------------------- Ashley M. Kirchner <mailto:ashley@pcraft.com> . 303.442.6410 x130 Director of Internet Operations / SysAdmin . 800.441.3873 x130 Photo Craft Laboratories, Inc. . 3550 Arapahoe Ave, #6 http://www.pcraft.com ..... . . . Boulder, CO 80303, U.S.A.