How to Use substr_count and str_replace to Delete Specific Substrings and Count Remaining Occurrences

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</span><span><span class="hljs-comment">// Title: How to Use substr_count and str_replace to Delete Specific Substrings and Count Remaining Occurrences</span></span><span>
</span><span><span class="hljs-comment">// Author: ChatGPT</span></span><span>
</span><span><span class="hljs-comment">// Date: 2025-08-30</span></span><span>
<p></span>// This article explains how to use PHP's substr_count and str_replace functions<br>
// to first remove specific substrings and then count the occurrences of another substring.</p>
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<p>In string manipulation, we often encounter the need to:</p>
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<p>Remove a specific substring.</p>
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<p>Count the occurrences of another substring in the resulting string.</p>
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<p>PHP's <code>str_replace