PHP gives you several string functions that let you search for one string inside another:
Function | Description |
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strstr() | returns whether the search text is within the string |
strpos() and strrpos() | return the index position of the first and last occurrence of the search text, respectively |
substr_count() | returns how many times the search text occurs within the string |
strpbrk() | searches a string for any of a list of characters |