PHP: get every character of a string from 2nd character onwards

Question

Suppose I have the following string:

 $str = 2-Vsr2343xsf;

I know that the string starts with 2-. I do not know the number of characters in a string.

I need to be able to take off 2- off the start of the string so I am left with Vsr2343xsf

How can I achive this?

substr, str_replace, explode, preg_replace all can be applied here — John Conde, Dec 13 '13 at 23:26
`$str = explode('-', '2-Vsr2343xsf')[1];` [If you are using a recent version of PHP](http://3v4l.org/mmaNG). — vascowhite, Dec 13 '13 at 23:38

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 13 '13 at 23:29

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Use substr. The first value is the string, the second is the starting character position (in your case, 2 is in position 0, the - is in position 1, etc.). You can also specify a length as a third parameter if you so choose.

$s = substr($str, 2);

answered Dec 13 '13 at 23:29

randak

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score 1 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:56

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$str = 2-Vsr2343xsf;
$str2 = substr($str, 2);

Using substr(). $str2 in the required string.

See this: Remove first 4 characters of a string with PHP

edited May 23 '17 at 11:56

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answered Dec 13 '13 at 23:28

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PHP: get every character of a string from 2nd character onwards

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