PHP str_replace() with a limit param?

Question

str_replace replaces all occurrences of a word with a replacement.

preg_replace replaces occurrences of a pattern with a replacement and ta

Answer 1

This is an enhanced version of @brad-christie's answer which ads compatibility for arrays as $find and $replace values:

function str_replace_limit($find, $replacement, $subject, $limit = 0) {

    if ($limit == 0)
      return str_replace($find, $replacement, $subject);

    for ($i = 0; $i < count($find); $i++) {
      $find[$i] = '/' . preg_quote($find[$i],'/') . '/';
    }

    return preg_replace($find, $replacement, $subject, $limit);
  }