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title: "PHP String function"
description: "In this article I will describe some basic string function which is used in php. Let’s we have a brief idea about it. Concatenation Operator in PHP:T"
author: "Anonymous User"
published: 2011-09-07
updated: 2020-03-04
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/articles/719/php-string-function
category: "php"
tags: ["php"]
reading_time: 3 minutes
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# PHP String function
In this article I will describe some basic string function which is used in php. Let’s we have a brief idea about it.\
##### Concatenation Operator in PHP:
The concatenation operator is used to put two string values together. Concatenation operator is define by ‘.’(Dot) sign.
Let’s we have an example, how to concatenate two string values using concatenation operator (.).
##### Example:
```
Concatenation Operator Demo
```
##### Output:
##### strlen () function :
In PHP, strlen() function is used to return the length of string.
Let’s we have an example, how to use strlen() function in php.
##### Syntax: strlen (string value);
##### Example:
```
Calculate String Length
```
##### Output:
##### strops() function:
The strpos() function is used to search for a character/text within a string. i.e. with the help of strpos() function you can search a specific character or specific text string. If match is found, strops() function will returns character position of first match. If no match is found, it will return false (Nothing to display).
##### Syntax: strops(string strname, value);
Let’s we have an example, how to search a character or text within a string.
Case 1: If string or character founds in given string.
##### Example:
```
Searching string in PHP "; // Search string echo "String position is:".strpos($lenDemo,"to") ; ?>
```
##### Output:
Case 2: If string or character doesn’t found in given string.
##### Example:
```
Searching string in PHP "; // Search string echo strpos($lenDemo,"go") ; ?>
```
##### Output:
Note: Searching index start from 0.
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