check if a line contains a character in php code example

Example 1: php chech if string contains

$a = 'How are you?';

if (strpos($a, 'are') !== false) {
    echo 'true';
}

Example 2: check if string contains character php

// this method is new with PHP 8 and above
$haystack = "Damn, I wonder if this string contains a comma.";
if (str_contains($haystack, ",")) {
	echo "There is a comma!!";
}