- substr: documentation ( source)
<?php
$word = "Capuaalo";
$length = count($word);
$count = 0;
for($i = 0; $i < $length; $i++) {
if($search = substr($word, $i, 1)=="a"){
$count = $count + 1;
}
}
echo $length;
echo substr($word, 0, 1);
echo $count;
?>