Can I change tab width (\t) in a PHP string?

[CubbyMama]

I'm not even sure if its possible, but I'd like to change the value of \t in PHP strings. For example, currently if I do this:\[code\]echo "\t\tHello";\[/code\]The output is 16 spaces followed by hello - so the tab width is 8 spaces. Is there a way to change this default tab width to another number when using \t in strings?Its not really all that important that I do so, and there are numerous, obvious work arounds, just wondering if I'm missing out on something easy to do and can't find.