function utf8Substr($str, $from, $len) { return preg_replace('#^(?:[\\x00-\\x7F]|[\\xC0-\\xFF][\\x80-\\xBF]+){0,' . $from . '}' . '((?:[\\x00-\\x7F]|[\\xC0-\\xFF][\\x80-\\xBF]+){0,' . $len . '}).*#s', '$1', $str); }