Read More (PHP)

<?php
// strip tags to avoid breaking any html
//Read More in PHP ( (C) Copyright by Mohammed Sufyan Shaikh )

$string = "Hello <b>Guest</b> , <br />
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    Lorem Ipsum Lorem Ipsum Lorem Ipsum Lorem Ipsum Lorem Ipsum Lorem Ipsum Lorem Ipsum Lorem Ipsum Ipsum Lorem Ipsum Lorem Ipsum Lorem Ipsum Lorem Ipsum Lorem Ipsum Lorem Ipsum Maybe 300 characters over now woot";

$string = strip_tags($string);

if (strlen($string) > 300) { //300 characters

    // truncate string
    $stringCut = substr($string, 0, 300); //also change this

    // make sure it ends in a word so assassinate doesn't become ass...
    $string = substr($stringCut, 0, strrpos($stringCut, ' ')).'... <a href="#">Read More</a>';  //Your Full Content URL goes here...
}
echo "<div style='margin: 0 auto; padding: 10px; height: 400px; width: 400px; background-color: rgb(230,230,230);'>$string</div>";

?>