diamondPattern.php

<?php
/**
 * Created by PhpStorm.
 * User: gourab
 * Date: 20/7/15
 * Time: 10:35 PM
 */
$name = "GOURAB";
$revName = strrev($name);
$len = strlen($name);

for($i = 0; $i < $len; $i++)
{
    echo substr($name, $i)
        . str_repeat(" ", $i)
        . str_repeat(" ", $i)
        . substr($revName, $i)
        . "\n";
}
for($j = $len; $j > 0; $j--)
{
    echo substr($name, $j)
        . str_repeat(" ", $j)
        . str_repeat(" ", $j)
        . substr($revName, $j)
        . "\n";
}