[begin untested code] $name = 'John'; echo substr($fname,0,1); [end untested code] That will print the first letter of the variable $name. substr(string,int start, int length); int length is optional. On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 19:59:49 +0200, Ahmed Abdel-Aliem <me2resh@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > hi > if i have for example this variable > > $name = "John"; > > how can i echo the first letter only so the result on the browser will be "J" > > can anyone help ? > > -- > Ahmed Abdel-Aliem > www.ApexScript.com > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- <<-------------------------------------------------------- Jasper Howard - Database Administration ApexEleven.com 530 559 0107 ------------------------------------------------------->> -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
