he answer to his question is: print(substr($string, 0, strlen - 1)); http://www.php.net/manual/en/book.strings.php Cheers, Curtis Stuart Dallas wrote: > WARNING: May contain traces of sarcasm. > > On 27 Jun 2012, at 23:15, Kirk Bailey wrote: > >> ok, it slices and dices, but how? >> in python, to print all but the last char in string FOO, we say >> print FOO[:-1] >> But this seems to bark like a basset hound in php. Whyfore? > > Because it's not valid syntax in PHP. > >> Now tihs tyro is seeking sage words to help me understand this. >> RTFM is not sage words; if you don't want to help me please don't waste >> the bandwidth. > > RTFM is the best response to such a simple request. Seriously, how hard is > it to do this: http://bit.ly/MUDL80? This list is here to help you solve > problems, not laziness. > >> Would anyone care to help me understand this without dedicating 4 >> precious and in over demand/under supply hours to RTFM? > > If it would really take you 4 hours to find this out via the manual or > Google then I think it would be 4 hours well spent: 3 hours 55 minutes > learning how to use the manual / Google effectively, and 5 minutes to then > get the answer you seek. > > -Stuart > > -- > Stuart Dallas > 3ft9 Ltd > http://3ft9.com/ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
