Truncate php variable before symbol -

Truncate php variable before symbol -

can help me quick solution problem?

i have string returned api, string comes this:

$year = "181?make=2008"

so using substr($year, 0,3); first 3 digits out. i.e. 181 problem is, of strings coming 2 digits before ? $year = "54?make=2008"

so, if dont know how many digits coming before ?, know end ? there way can extract info before ? , turn new variable...

thank in advance!

$year = strstr("181?make=2008","?");

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