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<title>PHP Find Number of Characters in a String</title>
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<?php
$my_str1 = 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.';
echo 'No of characters in $my_str1 - ' . strlen($my_str1); // Outputs: 44
echo "<br>";
$my_str2 = ' The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. ';
echo 'No of characters in $my_str2 - ' . strlen($my_str2); // Outputs: 49
?>
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