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

How about substr()?

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

$beginning = substr($string, 0, $pos);
$end = substr($string, $pos);