search for string in string php code example

Example 1: php check if string contains word

$myString = 'Hello Bob how are you?';
if (strpos($myString, 'Bob') !== false) {
    echo "My string contains Bob";
}

Example 2: php needle haystack

//Find the position of the first occurrence of a substring in a string
$mystring = 'abc';
$findme   = 'a';
$pos = strpos($mystring, $findme);

Example 3: php find string in string

$pos = strpos("find the position of X in here", "X");

Example 4: strpos

strpos ( string $haystack , mixed $needle [, int $offset = 0 ] ) : int