How can I shorten a string in PHP without breaking words or disrupting the text flow?

When shortening a string in PHP without breaking words or disrupting the text flow, you can use the `wordwrap()` function to wrap the text to a specific number of characters per line and then use `substr()` to truncate the string to a desired length without cutting off words. This ensures that the text remains readable and coherent.

$text = "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.";
$wrapped_text = wordwrap($text, 30, "\n");
$shortened_text = substr($wrapped_text, 0, strpos($wrapped_text, "\n"));
echo $shortened_text;