Utilizing mb_strlen() function
PHP mb_strlen() accurately counts the number of characters in a string, particularly useful for multibyte encodings like UTF-8.
$string = "w3wiki";
$length = mb_strlen($string, 'UTF-8');
echo "Length using mb_strlen(): $length";
How to Find the Length of a String in PHP?
The length of a string is the number of characters it contains. In PHP, determining the length of a string is a common task and can be achieved using various approaches.
Table of Content
- Using strlen( ) function
- Utilizing mb_strlen( ) function
- Using a loop
- Using str_word_count( )