[PHP] function to complete strings with white spaces on the left

[Carlos Fernando Scheidecker Antunes]

Hello All,

I need to output a string that must always be 17 characters even if the inside value 
is not.

Supose a have the HELLO word that is a 5 character string and I need to output "HELLO  
          " which is 17 characters.

How can I accomplish this in PHP4 ?

Has anyone ever did it?

Thanks,

Carlos Fernando.