title: extract first 5 and last 5 characters from a string using php?
body: <p>I have an MD5 alpha-numeric. How can I get the first five characters and last five characters, and put them in one string using <code>PHP</code>?</p>
  
  <p>For example: "<strong>aabbc</strong>cddeef<strong>fgghh</strong>" will become "aabbcfgghh".</p>