if (!empty($threadinfo['foousers'])) { $usernames = preg_split('/( )+/', trim(strtolower($threadinfo['foousers'])), -1, PREG_SPLIT_NO_EMPTY); foreach ($usernames AS $val) { if (strpos(strtolower($bbuserinfo['username']), strtolower($val)) !== false) { foo(); } } }