How do you show a partial amount of text sorted in MySQL

For example: The Recent News reported that ..... read more click here

[kazisdaman3]

$row['text'] = 'The recent News Reported that mischeifs were rulling the city';

how would you display a partial amount of text like:

For example: The Recent News reported that ..... read more click here

I searched all over, couldn't seem to word the search right or something, any ideas webmaster world? Thanks in advance.

[eelixduppy]

Hey,

We were just talking about this last night at this thread [webmasterworld.com]. It should get you started :)

[kazisdaman3]

thank you