[drewpark88]

I have a quick question. How do I get only the last 4 digits of the cc_number? Will the following work? Or should I try something different..

Oh and I am emailing to myself that's why it has $message.

Here's the code I think will work:

$message .= "<td>{$_GET['cc_number'] = "XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-" . substr($cc_number,-4,4)}</td>";

[CTphpnwb]

That works for me:

$card = "1234-5678-90AB";
$last4 = substr($card,-4,4);
echo $last4;

Are you sure that you've set your variable ($cc_number)?

[drewpark88]

ok cool just wanted to make sure it will work before I implement it into my project thanks. Oh and yeah I made sure to set the variable thank you :bigsmile:

[CTphpnwb]

A good way to make sure things work is to try them. I usually keep a php file just for testing code so that I can test out snippets before incorporating them into larger projects.

[no2pencil]

To back up what CTphpnwb suggested, you should have a test environment.

2 rules to live by.

1.) Never put test code into productions.
2.) Never allow production code to rely on a test service.

[CTphpnwb]

I think my rule would be a corollary of rule one:
Never try to figure out a new (to you) function inside your entire project. Put it in a test file and give it the expected input. When you get it working and feel that you understand it, try it in the project you're developing.