separate string in two by given position

Question

$string = \'Some string\';
$pos = 5;

...??...

$begging // == \'Some s\';
$end // == \'tring\';

What is the best way to separate string in two by

Answer 1

Regex solution (if you are into it):

...
$string = 'Some string xxx xxx';
$pos = 5;

list($beg, $end) = preg_split('/(?<=.{'.$pos.'})/', $string, 2);

echo "$beg - $end";

Regards

rbo