strlen
PHP function
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(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
Get string length
Description
strlen(string $string): int
Returns the length of the given string.
Parameters
stringThe
stringbeing measured for length.
Return Values
The length of the string in bytes.
Examples
A strlen() example
php
<?php
$str = 'abcdef';
echo strlen($str), PHP_EOL; // 6
$str = ' ab cd ';
echo strlen($str), PHP_EOL; // 7
?>Notes
Note
strlen() returns the number of bytes rather than the number of characters in a string.