<?php
$tweetLink = 'https://twitter.com/Twitter/status/1053020714637262849';
function truncatedURL($url, $char = 35) {
$url = explode('://', $url);
$suffix = (strlen($url[1]) > $char + 2) ? '...' : '';
$url = substr($url[1], 0, $char);
return $url . $suffix;
}
echo truncatedURL($tweetLink);