Remove a string from the beginning of a string

Question

I have a string that looks like this:

$str = \"bla_string_bla_bla_bla\";

How can I remove the first bla_; but only if it\'s fo

Answer 1

You can use regular expressions with the caret symbol (^) which anchors the match to the beginning of the string:

$str = preg_replace('/^bla_/', '', $str);