PHP

remove first letter php

<?php
echo substr('abcdef', 1);     // bcdef
?>

php pop off the first character of string

$str = substr($str, 1);

remove first element in array php

$arr = [1,2,3,4];
array_shift($arr);
print_r($arr); // [2,3,4]

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."

php remove first word from string

echo trim(strstr("How are you?"," ")); //are you?