<?php

function ellipsis($string, $max = 20)
{
  $string = html_entity_decode($string, ENT_QUOTES);

  if (strlen($string) > $max)
  {
    $string = substr($string, 0, $max);

    $pos = strrpos($string, ' ');

    $string = rtrim(substr($string, 0, $pos));
  }
  return htmlentities($string).'&#8230;';
}

?>