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<?php $string = "-Lorem Ipsum"; // 1 //$string = "--Lorem Ipsum"; // 2 //$string = "---Lorem Ipsum"; // 3 //$string = "--Lorem-Ipsum"; // 2 echo substr_count($string, '-'); // 3

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