LIKE function in PHP?

[Colin F]

Hi

I'm trying to compare two var's.
In mySQL, I can do WHERE field1 LIKE %foo%

How can I do something similiar in PHP, to exchange this:

if ($field1 == $foo) { }

?

(hope that's understandable :ermm: )

[mattster2002]

You could use Regex.

For example

<?php
if (eregi("foo", $field1)) {
echo "'$feild1' contains a 'foo' or 'FOO'!";
}
?>


Use the ereg funciton if you want to make it case sensitive
Is that what you mean?

[Dean C]

You want to see if there's a substring with a string right?

E.g. if the word abracadabra contains the string cada ?

[Colin F]

hmmm... now that you say it like that, actually... yes...

of course, stristr()

Thanks for giving me that kick I needed ;)

[Dean C]

You're much better off using the strpos function :) It's a lot faster!