preg replace - preg_replace match times variable php -

following idea

$aufnahme = "annaberg";  $i="2";  $zwei=preg_replace("/\a.{"$i"}/", ' ', $aufnahme);

it should remove number of variable $i, of the beginning word

means $i="2" //shows "naberg"

how can it?

you're pretty close, syntax off:

$aufnahme = "annaberg";  $i="2";  $zwei=preg_replace("/\a.{".$i."}/", ' ', $aufnahme); echo $zwei;

if want replace first $i characters, substr($aufnahme, $i);

And