# Substr() and preg\_match()

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/substr-and-preg-match/97625>\
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**Created:** [December 26, 2003, 5:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/substr-and-preg-match/97625 "2003-12-26T05:56:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![hamza84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ea5d25/32.png) [@hamza84](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hamza84)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2003, 5:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/substr-and-preg-match/97625/1 "2003-12-26T05:56:20Z")

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I can’t understand how to use either of these functions in PHP. Bother to help anybody?