mysql substr function http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/string-functions.html#function_substr On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 8:41 PM, 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? > > Chris > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- Devendra Jadhav देवेंद्र जाधव
