intval($start+$length)) { $str1 = mb_substr($str,0,$start,'utf-8'); $str2 = mb_substr($str,intval($start+$length),NULL,'utf-8'); } else { $str1 = mb_substr($str,0,1,'utf-8'); $str2 = mb_substr($str,$len-1,1,'utf-8'); $length = $len - 2; } $new_str = $str1; for ($i = 0; $i < $length; $i++) { $new_str .= $replacement; } $new_str .= $str2; return $new_str; } }