php preg match code example

Example 1: preg_match in php

<?php
//Syntex : int preg_match( $pattern, $input, $matches, $flags, $offset)
  
// Declare a variable and initialize it 
$str = "Check For Testing."; 
  
// case-Insensitive search for the word "Check" 
if (preg_match("/\bCheck\b/i", $str, $match))  
    echo "Matched!"; 
else
    echo "not matched";   
  

// Output : Matched
?>

Example 2: preg_match

if(!preg_match('/^\[a-zA-Z]+$/',$input)) {
   // String contains not allowed characters ...
}

Example 3: preg_match in php

<?php
$my_email = "[email protected]";
if (preg_match("/^[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9-]+\.[a-zA-Z.]{2,5}$/", $my_email)) {
echo "$my_email is a valid email address";
}
else
{
  echo "$my_email is NOT a valid email address";
}
?>

Example 4: find substring regx php

if (preg_match("/\bweb\b/i", "PHP is the web scripting language of choice.")) {
    echo "A match was found.";
} else {
    echo "A match was not found.";
}

Example 5: php regex

preg_match('/(foo)(bar)(baz)/', 'foobarbaz', $matches, PREG_OFFSET_CAPTURE);

Example 6: preg_match in php

<?php
$my_url = "www.guru99.com";
if (preg_match("/guru/", $my_url))
{
	echo "the url $my_url contains guru";
}
else
{
	echo "the url $my_url does not contain guru";
}
?>