PHP

php string cut first x characters

$str = "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog."
$str2 = substr($str, 4); // "quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog."

php pop off the first character of string

$str = substr($str, 1);

remove first 4 characters in string php

$str = "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog."
$str2 = substr($str, 4); // "quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog."

cut the first character in php

$str = '::f:o:';
$str = ltrim($str, ':');
var_dump($str); //=> 'f:o:'