- substr: documentation ( source)
- array_shift: documentation ( source)
<?php
$a = [];
$x = 63;
for ($x = 0; $x < 10000; $x++) {
$a[] = substr($x, 0, 1);
$a[] = substr($x, 1, 1);
// $x_arr = str_split($x);
$a[] = array_shift($x);
$a[] = array_shift($x);
}
echo count($a);