Two ways:
1. $string = preg_replace("^.{1}", 'h', 'bill'); // will make 'h'ill out of 'b'ill 2. $string = 'h'.substr('bill', 1); // will get rid of the first char and concatenate Sincerely, Maxim Maletsky Founder, Chief Developer www.PHPBeginner.com // where PHP Begins -----Original Message----- From: Diana Castillo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 6:09 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP] replacing first occurence What function can I use to replace just the first occurence of a "," in a string? Thank you -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php