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Delete first 3 characters and last 3 characters from String PHP

I need to delete the first 3 letters of a string and the last 3 letters of a string. I know I can use substr() to start at a certain character but if I need to strip both first and last characters i'm not sure if I can actually use this. Any suggestions?

Solution

  • Pass a negative value as the length argument (the 3rd argument) to substr(), like:

    $result = substr($string, 3, -3);

    So this:

    <?php
$string = "Sean Bright";
$string = substr($string, 3, -3);
echo $string;
?>

    Outputs:

    n Bri