How to get first x chars from a string, without cutting off the last word?
php, string, substr
Solution
You can use the `wordwrap()` function, then explode on newline and take the first part:
$str = wordwrap($str, 28);
$str = explode("\n", $str);
$str = $str[0] . '...';
Problem
I have the following string in a variable. ``` Stack Overflow is as frictionless and painless to use as we could make it. ``` I want to fetch first 28 characters from the above line, so normally if I use substr then it will give me `Stack Overflow is as frictio` this output but I want output as: ``` Stack Overflow is as... ``` Is there any pre-made function in PHP to do so, Or please provide me code for this in PHP? Edited: I want total 28 characters from the string without breaking a word, if it will return me few less characters than 28 without breaking a word, that's fine.