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Took from http://www.milesj.me/blog/read/15/5-custom-basic-php-string-functions

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  1. /**
  2.  * If a string is too long, shorten it in the middle
  3.  * @param string $text
  4.  * @param int $limit
  5.  * @return string
  6.  */
  7. function shorten($text, $limit = 25) {
  8. 	if (strlen($text) > $limit) {
  9. 		$pre = substr($text, 0, ($limit / 2));	
  10. 		$suf = substr($text, -($limit / 2));	
  11. 		$text = $pre .' ... '. $suf;
  12. 	}
  13.  
  14. 	return $text;
  15. }

URL: http://www.milesj.me/blog/read/15/5-custom-basic-php-string-functions

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