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chupzzz on 06/22/12


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php String cut unicode utf-8


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Cut long string to n symbols preserving words (UTF-8)

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Cut the string to needed length with keeping words.

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  1. <?php
  2. $max_length = 150;
  3. $string = preg_replace('/\s+?(\S+)?$/', '', mb_substr($long_string, 0, $max_length));
  4. ?>

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