Limit String Length

Question

I\'m looking for a way to limit a string in php and add on ... at the end if the string was too long.

Answer 1

2nd argument is where to start string and 3rd argument how many characters you need to show

$title = "This is for testing string for get limit of string This is for testing string for get limit of string This is for testing string for get limit of string This is for testing string for get limit of string";
    echo substr($title,0,50);