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@ 2013-04-10T19:05:33Z

<?php
$string = "abcdefgh";
$firstChar = substr($string,0,1);
$lastChar = substr($string,-1);
$stars = str_pad("",strlen($string) -2, "*");
$output = $firstChar . $stars . $lastChar;

echo $output;

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substr: documentation ( source)
str_pad: documentation ( source)

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34.45 ms | 402 KiB | 5 Q