deathgame3 Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 hi, ok im not really good wid php or mysql, just a beginner thts why i need help, currently i have this php line: <?php echo $this->items[$i]->description; ?> which gets the full text frm the description column for each item, NOW wht i want to do is i want to limit the return text to only 200 characters tht means i only want the first 200 characters frm the DESCRIPTION columm to show, so can u tell me wht changes i will have to make to the above statement for tht to happen? thnx i appreciate the help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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