substr

string substr ( string $string , int $start [, int $length ] )

Return part of a string

Returns the portion of string specified by the start and length parameters.


<?php
$rest = substr("abcdef", -1);    // returns "f"
$rest = substr("abcdef", -2);    // returns "ef"
$rest = substr("abcdef", -3, 1); // returns "d"
?>



5.2.2 - 5.2.6 If the start parameter indicates the position of a negative truncation or beyond, false is returned. Other versions get the string from start.

Mysql Left Substring