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If I have a cell in mySQL that i am retrieving with PHP, How do I take the first 5 letters after the first 2 letters and store it in a variable?<br />
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Example:<br />
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Cell says:<br />
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%% hello123<br />
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I want my variable to = &nbsp;hello1
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If I have a cell in mySQL that i am retrieving with PHP, How do I take the first 5 letters after the first 2 letters and store it in a variable?

Example:

Cell says:

%% hello123

I want my variable to =  hello1

Keeping certain characters in a cell within mySQL

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