php check string contains only numbers and letters code example

Example 1: php check if string contains number

if (preg_match('/[A-Za-z]/', $myString) && preg_match('/[0-9]/', $myString))
{
    echo 'Contains at least one letter and one number';
}

Example 2: check value contains numbers or letters php

is_numeric ( $var ) 
  returns : true or false

'42' is numeric
1337 is numeric
1337 is numeric
1337 is numeric
1337 is numeric
1337.0 is numeric
'0x539' is NOT numeric
'02471' is numeric
'0b10100111001' is NOT numeric
'1337e0' is numeric
'not numeric' is NOT numeric
array (
) is NOT numeric
9.1 is numeric
NULL is NOT numeric