<?php
$string="0123456789";
// pulando de 2 em 2 caracteres:
for ($i = 0; $i < $len; $i += 2) echo $string[$i];
PD9waHAKCiAgICRzdHJpbmc9IjAxMjM0NTY3ODkiOwogICAkbGVuID0gc3RybGVuKCRzdHJpbmcpOwogICAKICAgLy8gcHVsYW5kbyBkZSAyIGVtIDIgY2FyYWN0ZXJlczoKICAgZm9yICgkaSA9IDA7ICRpIDwgJGxlbjsgJGkgKz0gMikgZWNobyAkc3RyaW5nWyRpXTs=