A string is a series of characters and in PHP it is represented same or similar as in other languages, that is, a string is represented inside a quotation. 

An example of a string would be: 

<?php
    $string = "This is PHP data types tutorial";
?>

String manipulating functions

Some of the functions that may be used to manipulate strings are listed below:

  • Check length of a string with the function strlen().
  • Reverse a string with the function strrev().
  • Count the number of words with the function str_word_count().
  • Replace the text with the function str_replace().

 

However string manipulation in PHP is much more complex than mentioned here. To learn more about PHP strings follow this link.

 

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