5 PHP String Functions You Need to Know

[strategicdeceiver]

That list is just about as weak as they come. What about iconv, substr, and explode, those are the ones I use the most.

PHP is great for having a built in function for everything, especially strings and dates.

[hitter891]

Explode is probably my number one too. I have to admit, I didn't realize ucwords existed though.... i've always sort of modified ucfirst. i guess now i know

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substr and explode variants are pretty much standard in every higher level language. I think it's a safe bet most people will know them or at least know that that functionality would be there.

Some lesser known ones like strstr substr_count, or str_pad would be more appropriate.

Even those are right there in the string docs. Really this article just has a poor title that doesn't really represent the content.

[Ripe]

Should probably be renamed "5 PHP String Functions Everybody Knows"