if value contains in word check in 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: if value conatins in word check in php

<?php
$word = "fox";
$mystring = "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog";
 
// Test if string contains the word 
if(strpos($mystring, $word) !== false){
    echo "Word Found!";
} else{
    echo "Word Not Found!";
}
?>

Example 3: 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!!";
}