PHP Functions Essential Reference

ucfirst

string ucfirst(string string) 

Makes the first character in a string uppercase.

Returns:

String; FALSE on error

Description:

ucfirst() attempts to convert the first character in a string to uppercase.

Note:

The function works on the first character in a string—not the first letter character in a string. This means that a string like ' foiled by a leading space' will be unchanged due to the leading space.

Caution:

This function is likely to give unexpected results with non-ASCII character sets. In cases like this, it’s best to code your own replacement function. See ucwords() for a simple example that can easily be modified to fit this need.

Version:

PHP 3+, PHP 4+

See also:

To convert the first character of each word in a string to ...