The **`ucfirst()` function** in PHP converts the first character of a string to uppercase. 

The figure below shows a visual representation of the `ucfirst()` function.

#   
#  Syntax
```php
ucfirst(string $string): string
```
#  
#  Parameters
The `ucfirst()` function requires a string whose first character is to be converted to uppercase.

## 
## Return value
The `ucfirst()` function returns the input string, with the first character changed to uppercase and the rest of the string unchanged.


##  
## Code

The code below shows how the `ucfirst()` function works.





<?php
#string
echo("ucfirst('educative'): ");
echo (ucfirst('educative'));
echo("\n");

#string with number
echo("ucfirst('educaTive09'): ");
echo (ucfirst('educaTive09'));
?>

What is ucfirst() in PHP?

The ucfirst() function in PHP converts a string's first character to uppercase, leaving the rest unchanged.