change-the-color-of-first-few-words-php.php

<?
function color_me($phrase, $color = 2, $class = 'red') {
  $words = explode(' ', $phrase);
  $reconstructed_phrase = '<span class="'.$class.'">';
  $hasclosed = false;
  foreach ($words as $k => $word) {
    if ($k == $color) {
      $reconstructed_phrase .= "</span>";
      $hasclosed = true;
    }
    $reconstructed_phrase .= $word." ";
  }
  if (!$hasclosed)
     $reconstructed_phrase .= "</span>";

  return $reconstructed_phrase;
}
?>