how to find word in string in php code example

Example 1: how to check if a string contains a substring in php

$a = 'How are you?';

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

Example 2: if text contains word then in php

if (strpos($haystack,$needle) !== false) {
    echo "$haystack contains $needle";
}