Hi Marc, try this:
$string = preg_replace("/^41/", "0", $string); http://www.php.net/preg_replace / and / = delimiters ^ = start of string (line in multiline mode) So, it translates as, "replace a leading 41 in $string with 0". ..or try the ereg function, which has already been mentioned. James "Marc Bleuler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Hello all, > > Im trying to replace the first two digits (41) from a telephone no. with a 0 > (zero), like 41763334455 should end wit 0763334455. Anybody a idea howto? My > php programming experiance is not very high so if any body could provide a > code example.... > > thank you very mutch for help > Marc > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php