lucasreal

id,flag_tsunami,year,month,day,hour,minute,second,focal_depth,eq_primary,eq_mag_mw,eq_mag_ms,eq_mag_mb,eq_mag_ml,eq_mag_mfa,eq_mag_unk,intensity,country,state,location_name,latitude,longitude,region_code,deaths,deaths_description,missing,missing_description,injuries,injuries_description,damage_millions_dollars,damage_description,houses_destroyed,houses_destroyed_description,houses_damaged,houses_damaged_description,total_deaths,total_deaths_description,total_missing,total_missing_description,total_injuries,total_injuries_description,total_damage_millions_dollars,total_damage_description,total_houses_destroyed,total_houses_destroyed_description,total_houses_damaged,total_houses_damaged_description
338,,1048,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,UK,,UNITED KINGDOM:  BRITIAN,52,,120,,3,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
771,Tsu,1580,4,6,,,,33,6.2,,,,6.2,,,,UK,,UNITED KINGDOM:  DOVER STRAITS,51.019,1.309,120,,2,,,,,,2,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
7889,Tsu,1757,7,15,,,,,,,,,,,,,UK,,"UNITED KINGDOM:  ENGLAND: ST. MARY, SCILLY ISLANDS",49.92,-6.32,120,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

lucasreal

function addEllipsis($text, $maxChars, $splitter = '...'){ // you could put a splitter
   $x = $maxChars;
   if($maxChars < strlen($text)){ //check if the string have more characters than the limit.
      while($text[$x]!= ' ' && $x > 0 ){ //pass thru the string looking for a space.
         $x--;
      }
      $theReturn = substr($text,0,$x).$splitter; //get the slice of the string and concat the splitter.
   }else{ //if the string have no more than the  characteres limit
      $theReturn = $text;
   }