$s = "class library is a library (lib) of classes";
$spos = strpos($s, "(");
$epos = strpos($s, ")");
if ($spos != false && $epos != false)
{
$s1 = substr($s, 0, $spos - 1);
$s2 = substr($s, $epos + 1);
$s = $s1 . $s2;
}
echo $s;
/*
run:
class library is a library of classes
*/