I have a little function that works like substr_replace ()  what I use for some purpose. Maybe someone needs it.

<?php
function putinplace($string=NULL, $put=NULL, $position=false)
{
    $d1=$d2=$i=false;
    $d=array(strlen($string), strlen($put));
    if($position > $d[0]) $position=$d[0];
    for($i=$d[0]; $i >= $position; $i--) $string[$i+$d[1]]=$string[$i];
    for($i=0; $i<$d[1]; $i++) $string[$position+$i]=$put[$i];
    return $string;
}

// Explanation
$string='My dog dont love postman'; // string
$put="'"; // put ' on position
$position=10; // number of characters (position)
print_r( putinplace($string, $put, $position) ); 
?>

RESULT: My dog don't love postman

This is a small powerful function that performs its job flawlessly.