> -----Original Message----- > From: Hacook [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 19 November 2002 09:48 > > I have a chain charachter that look like this : > *text*text*text*text*text....etc > I would like to cut off the FIRST star but not the others > My chain is REALLY long. > I made that script : > > $maxi=strlen($resultats)-2; > $nb = 0; > while ($nb<=$maxi) { > $results2 = $results2.$results[1+$nb]; > $nb = $nb+1; > } > > where $results is the chain > It works perfectly but it takes over 5 minutes ! > Do you have any idea on how to make it faster ?
(a) wrong list -- you want [EMAIL PROTECTED] (b) $results2 = substr($results, 1); Cheers! Mike --------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Ford, Electronic Information Services Adviser, Learning Support Services, Learning & Information Services, JG125, James Graham Building, Leeds Metropolitan University, Beckett Park, LEEDS, LS6 3QS, United Kingdom Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 113 283 2600 extn 4730 Fax: +44 113 283 3211 -- PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php