How to split the value of this variable

I have one variable name $mobile.
The $mobile hold the value of mobile number which is 10 digit only.
Let say :

$mobile = '0192995682';

So how do I split this value '0192995682' and seperate that number and store it to two new variable.

$first = '019';
$last = '2995682';

The $first variable hold the first 3 digit of the $mobile value and $last hold the value digits left.

I want the $mobile value in split because i have to know the first 3 digit.Beacuse in my page i gonna
do some checking regard of this digit.

Anyone,help me please!

In php you have access to any string as an array of characters. So you could easily create first as follows -

$first = $mobile[0] . $mobile[1] . $mobile[2];

Failing that (and for any more advanced functionality you might need) look up the str* functions at www.php.net which do all kinds of string splicing.

-KM-

Now I know. Thank u kode monkey. But i figure it out using substr() function.

$first = substr($mobile,0,3);

Then i got the digits that i want.
But many thanks for your information.

Yeah thats a much nicer way to do it, my way is definitely a bit of a hack.

-KM-