PHP - Remove part of string?

Question

I have string with following structure:

AAA-BBB-CCC or 
BBB-CCC or
CCC-DDD

I want to remove first part from these strings.

Result

BBB-CCC
CCC
DDD

Can I do this without "explode" ?

Thanks in advance !

What exactly is the rule here? Do you have a reason not to use explode()? — Pekka
– Pekka, Commented Jul 10, 2012 at 6:50
Possible duplicate of Remove a string from the beginning of a string — Don't Panic
– Don't Panic, Commented May 17, 2016 at 19:22

MrSil · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-10 07:22:41Z

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You may use something like this:

$str = "AAA-BBB-CCC";
$str2 = explode("-", $str);
array_shift($str2);
$str = implode("-", $str2);

answered Jul 10, 2012 at 7:22

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user1427811 · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-10 06:50:42Z

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Try this code if you have always 4 character to delete

$string= substr( $your_string, 4 );

answered Jul 10, 2012 at 6:50

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Jithin · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-10 06:53:08Z

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If your string is not having defined length, you could use regex.

$str = "AAA-BBB-CCC";
preg_match('/^.+?-(.+)/', $str, $results);
var_dump($results);

answered Jul 10, 2012 at 6:53

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Jithin Over a year ago

or preg_replace('/^.+?-(.+)/', '$1', $str);

Kevin · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-10 06:59:42Z

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$str = "
AAA-BBB-CCC
BBB-CCC
CCC-DDD
";

$str = preg_replace('/^([A-Z]{3}\-)/m', '', $str);
var_dump($str);

This works. Just modify the regex slightly to fit your format if it goes beyond your example string.

answered Jul 10, 2012 at 6:59

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Community · Accepted Answer · 2023-11-17 19:32:19Z

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yes, just use strpos and substr like this:

$string = substr($string, strpos($string, '-'));

this cuts at the first - - if the parts are always the same length, it's even easier:

$string = substr($string, 4);

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jeff · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-10 06:50:32Z

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If the first part is always four letters, you can use this:

$newString = substr($str, 4);

answered Jul 10, 2012 at 6:50

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