$input
, int $pad_length
[, string $pad_string = " "
[, int $pad_type = STR_PAD_RIGHT
]] )
This functions returns the input string
padded on the left, the right, or both sides to the specified
padding length. If the optional argument
pad_string is not supplied, the
input is padded with spaces, otherwise it
is padded with characters from pad_string
up to the limit.

