Assuming that it will always be in this format (/something/what you want/...), explode() the string by '/' into an array, and get the right element back.
<? $a = /realtor/Remax/Ed/files/ $aa = explode('/', $a); echo $aa[2]; ?> Enjoy Justin French on 28/09/02 1:23 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > I've got a situation where I need to pull a string from a variable but I > can't seem to get it figured out. > > I.e. > > value of $a = /realtor/Remax/Ed/files/ > > I need to get the string between the second and third / (slash) > > What I need: Remax > > Thanks, > > Ed > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php