PHP Parse string and Limit Characters

parse_string.php

<?php

function parseString($text, $limit = 100, $end = '')
{
  $text = preg_replace("/[\r\n]+/", "\n", $text);
  $value =  stripslashes(preg_replace("/\s+/", ' ', $text));
  if (mb_strlen($value) <= $limit) {
    return $value;
  }
  return rtrim(mb_substr($value, 0, $limit, 'UTF-8')) . $end;
}

$text = "Once you have linked at least one Family                 member, Proceed to below steps. Also make sure you have disabled add blocker in your browser.";

echo parseString($text, $limit = 100);