Truncate String PHP Snippet: truncate a string in PHP either by setting a maximum length or maximum number of words. Also includes the ability to append a suffix if the string is truncated.

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<?PHP
function truncate($text, $suffix="...",$maxLength=false,$maxWords=false){
    $text = trim($text);
    $text = preg_replace("/[\s]+/", " ", $text); // convert all consecuritve spaces to single spaces 
    if($maxLength!==false){
        if(strlen($text)>$maxLength){
            $text = substr($text, 0, $maxLength).$suffix;
        }
    } 
    if($maxWords!==false){ 
        $textArray = explode(' ', $text);
        if(count($textArray)>$maxWords){
            $textArray = array_splice($textArray, 0, $maxWords);
            $text = implode(' ', $textArray).$suffix;
        }
    } 
    return($text);               
}  
?>