- substr: documentation ( source)
- strpos: documentation ( source)
<?php
$reset_Token = "mn:hanspeter;dt:342432;";
$mail_name = getStringBetween($reset_Token,"mn:",";");
echo $mail_name;
function getStringBetween($str,$from,$to)
{
$sub = substr($str, strpos($str,$from)+strlen($from),strlen($str));
return substr($sub,0,strpos($sub,$to));
}