- var_dump: documentation ( source)
- substr_replace: documentation ( source)
<?php
$str ="it is a test string.";
$y="r";
$x="m";
$len=strlen($str);
if($str[0]==$y)
{
$str=substr_replace($str,$x,0,1);
}
if($len>=3)
{
for($i=3;$i<$len;$i+=4)
{
if($str[$i]==$y)
{
$str=substr_replace($str,$x,$i,1);
}
}
}
var_dump($str);