On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 10:11, Chris Payne <chris_payne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I'm pulling data from a mysql database, but need only the first 20 > characters of each string for a short description, what is the best > method to just grab the first 20 characters from a string regardless > of whether they are letters or numbers? <?php $chars = substr($yourInput,0,20); ?> -- </Daniel P. Brown> daniel.brown@xxxxxxxxxxxx || danbrown@xxxxxxx http://www.parasane.net/ || http://www.pilotpig.net/ Looking for hosting or dedicated servers? Ask me how we can fit your budget! -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
