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Count number of occurrences before a certain point in a string

I am looking to count the number of occurrences of "x" before a certain point in a string.

Eg. count all values that = x before the 5th character.

Any pointers on how to achieve this would be greatly appreciated!

Solution

  • by this substr_count yo can do:

    substr_count($text, 'x', 0,5);

    where 0 is offset where your start, and 5 is the length.