Does String Contain String
strpos()
strpos ($haystack , $needle , $offset = 0 )
Returns False on no match or first occurrence index (from 0) on match
if (strpos($my_string, 'hello') !== False)
{
echo 'true';
} $char_index = strpos( strtolower($StringToCheck), strtolower($LookingForString)); //Using strtolower() removes case sensitivity
if($char_index === false)
{
//Not found
}
else
{
//Found
}Does string start with
if (strpos( strtolower($StringToCheck), strtolower($LookingForString)) === 0) //False on no match, first occurance index on matchAlternative substring compare method
if (substr($StringToCheck, 0, 2) === $LookingForString)Feel free to comment if you can add help to this page or point out issues and solutions you have found. I do not provide support on this site, if you need help with a problem head over to stack overflow.