how to limit number of characters in a textarea field processing php?

character, html, limit, php, textarea

Solution

You can limit this by setting `maxlength` attribute on textarea tag like `<textarea maxlength="120"></textarea>` in HTML and additionally "cut" input string in PHP by `substr()` function.

Problem

I am using a a textarea field in a form that is made on html and the processing is done by php. I want to limit the number of characters the user can enter in the textarea. Is there any way by which this can be done because the textarea field is then stored into a mysql database and thus i have to limit the user data according to the varchar value of the field. Any help?

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