php not able to get array value - php

Question

I have this problem where I can't get the value from the array in the for loop but I can access it in the while loop.
I can't seem to find a answer online, so help would be much appreciated.
while ($pos = strpos($logTxt, $char, $pos))
{
$t++;
$pos += strlen($char);
$positions[$t] = $pos;
}
for($i = 0; $i < sizeof($positions); $i++)
{
$beginLine = $lastEndLine;
$endLine = $positions[2];
$textToEcho = substr($logTxt,$beginLine,$endLine);
$lastEndLine = $endLine;
}

Answer 1

I think that this could be pretty easily fixed by using a foreach loop instead of a for loop, because it is an array.
foreach($positions as $position) {
$beginLine = $lastEndLine;
$endLine = $position;
$textToEcho = substr($logTxt,$beginLine,$endLine);
$lastEndLine = $endLine;
}
If you want to use a for loop still, I believe your problem is you are only referencing the 3rd position of the array (Key 2, as arrays start at 0), not what the loop is pointing to. You could fix it by doing this
for($i = 0; $i < sizeof($positions); $i++)
{
$beginLine = $lastEndLine;
$endLine = $positions[$i];
$textToEcho = substr($logTxt,$beginLine,$endLine);
$lastEndLine = $endLine;
}

Answer 2

Your $endLine always has third element from array, because of $positions[2]. Try changing it to $positions[$i]

Answer 3

You base problem is using constant index in $positions[2]. But your 1st line in for loop $beginLine = $lastEndLine; will always fail because $lastEndLine is not defined yet. You can use smth like
// beginLine // endLine
$textToEcho = substr($logTxt, $positions[$i-1], $positions[$i]);
of course you need $positions[-1] set to 0 before your first loop or smth like this (it's not clear what's happening before)
UPD I've tried your code and concluded
it will not work at all if $char is the first occurence in $logTxt
it does the nearly the same as explode() function