String Split Example

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<?php

/*
  This is a simple example of how str_split() works.

  Written: 11/06/2011, Nicholas Kreidberg
  Revised: 11/06/2011, Nicholas Kreidberg

*/
  $description = "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nullam molestie tristique lectus in imperdiet. In libero nisi, semper viverra molestie id, ultricies sit amet diam. Etiam in tellus sed risus viverra vulputate in vitae quam. Aenean elementum.";

  $a = str_split($description);
  $i = 0;
  $output = "";
  foreach($a as $s)
  {
    // store value in new variable
    $output .= $s;
    // check iteration value, essentially
    // string length in this case
    if($i == 95)
    {
      // concat break tag on to string
      $output .= "<br />";
      // reset counter
      $i = 0;
    }
    // increment counter
    $i++;
  }
  // display output
  printf("%s\n", $output);
?>