PHP Strings Function
Here are some of the most used PHP functions to manipulate strings.
strlen() - This function return the Length of a String
Example 1:
<?php
echo strlen("Hello there, how are you!"); // outputs 25
?>
echo strlen("Hello there, how are you!"); // outputs 25
?>
explode (delimiter, string)
Explode function is used to break a string into multiple strings, very useful when working with files in the form of a database. Example using explode function:
Example 2:
<? Php
$string = 'I want to learn PHP';
$array = explode(' ', $string);
echo '<pre>' .print_r ($array, true). '</pre>'; // we use pre for a better display of the array
?>
$string = 'I want to learn PHP';
$array = explode(' ', $string);
echo '<pre>' .print_r ($array, true). '</pre>'; // we use pre for a better display of the array
?>
Output:
Array
(
[0}=> I
[1}=> want
[2}=> to
[3}=> learn
[4}=> PHP
)
(
[0}=> I
[1}=> want
[2}=> to
[3}=> learn
[4}=> PHP
)
str_word_count() This function count words in a string
The PHP str_word_count() function counts the number of all words in a string.
Example 3:
<?php
echo str_word_count("Hello world! I want to learn PHP"); // outputs 7
?>
echo str_word_count("Hello world! I want to learn PHP"); // outputs 7
?>
str_replace() - Replace Text in a String
The PHP str_replace() function is one of the most used and replaces some characters with other characters in a string.
Example 4:
Replace in text "world" with "Any":
<?php
echo str_replace("world", "Any", "Hello world! I want to learn PHP");
// outputs: Hello Any! I want to learn PHP
?>
echo str_replace("world", "Any", "Hello world! I want to learn PHP");
// outputs: Hello Any! I want to learn PHP
?>
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