Answers for "php check for a word in a string"

php check if string contains word

$myString = 'Hello Bob how are you?';
if (strpos($myString, 'Bob') !== false) {
    echo "My string contains Bob";
}

check if a string contains a substring php

$a = 'How are you?';

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

php find if substring is in string

$result = strpos("haystack", "needle");

if ($result != false)
{
  // text found
}