- substr: documentation ( source)
- explode: documentation ( source)
- preg_replace: documentation ( source)
<?php
$countingName = 'Some sdfg sdfsd fs dfsdf';
$countingName = explode("\n", $countingName, 1);
$countingName = $countingName[0];
$countingName = substr($countingName, 0, 1000);
$countingName = preg_replace('/\s+/', ' ', $countingName);
echo $countingName;