# PHP: remove 1 character

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**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [October 31, 2006, 9:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-remove-1-character/205672 "2006-10-31T21:14:51Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 31, 2006, 9:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/php-remove-1-character/205672/1 "2006-10-31T21:14:51Z")

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in PHP i need to delete 1 character from a string eg:

$string1 = “abcde”  
…becomes…  
$string1 = “abcd”

I was thinking of getting the length of the string and then deleting the last character, but can’t remember of there’s a function in PHP with which i can delete a single character.

any help!!??