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45 lines
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Markdown
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title: subtring
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---
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## Substring Function in PHP
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The Substring function in PHP returns a portion of the string, specified by two parameters, the start and the length.
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## Syntax
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The substring function is used like any other function in php, and uses the subtr() syntax.
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```
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<?php
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subtr( $string, $start, $length);
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```
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## Example
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Below is an example of how you could use the substring function in a real world situation:
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```
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<?php
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$apple = 'Apple';
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$alphabet = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz';
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substr($apple, 0, 5); // Apple;
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substr($apple, 0, 3); // App;
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substr($apple, 3, 2); // le;
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substr($alphabet, 0, 26); // abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz;
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substr($alphabet, 12, 6); // mnopqr;
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```
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## Additional Info
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For more information, please see [PHP: Substring](http://php.net/manual/en/function.substr.php)
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