What is the function used to replace characters in PHP strings?

To replace characters in PHP strings, you can use the str_replace() function. This function takes three parameters: the character or characters you want to replace, the character or characters you want to replace them with, and the string you want to perform the replacement on. It will then return a new string with the specified characters replaced.

// Example of using str_replace() to replace characters in a string
$string = "Hello, World!";
$new_string = str_replace("o", "0", $string);
echo $new_string; // Output: Hell0, W0rld!