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limit number of characters or words

Yo,

Is there a php string function or something that will limit the number of words or characters that display?

The context is I have a longtext field in my db, and in my php page, I want to be able to display only the first few words, or characters, of the field.

How?

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@pyroJul 26.2004 — [URL=http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.substr.php]substr()[/URL] should do it for you.
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@Daot_LagorilleauthorJul 26.2004 — That's so wierd. I knew that function existed, and I was searching through the php.net list of string functions for so long, and I couldn't find it!!!

Anyhoo, you rock as always.
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@crimsonianJul 25.2007 — is there a way to limit words, not just characters?
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