PHP 提供了一些函数处理串的某一部分:
<?php
$date = "2014-01-01 12:59:59";
//字串"12:59:59"的起始位置为11,长度为8
$time = substr($date,11,8);
echo "time:$time<br>";
//替换:年 那个位置的字符串
$new_date = substr_replace($date,"2006",0,4);
echo "new date: $new_date<br>";
//设定length为0来实现无删除的插入
$date = substr_replace($date,"中午",11,0);
echo "date:$date<br>";
//设定空字符串来实现无插入的删除
$date = substr_replace($date,"",15,0);
echo "date:$date<br>";
//在字符串的开头插入内容
$date = substr_replace($date,"在",0,0);
echo "date:$date<br>";
//从字符串末尾开始来替换字符
$date = substr_replace($date,"00",-2);
echo "date:$date<br>";
//从字符串末尾开始删除字符
$date = substr_replace($date,"",-3);
echo "date:$date<br>";