Using str_replace so that it only acts on the first match?

Question

I want a version of str_replace() that only replaces the first occurrence of $search in the $subject. Is there an easy solution to thi

Answer 1

Complementing what people said, remember that the entire string is an array:

$string = "Lorem ipsum lá lá lá";

$string[0] = "B";

echo $string;

"Borem ipsum lá lá lá"