PHP string matching

[agent007]

hi guys,

Was wondering if someone could pls help me out here...I need to compare a string of characters like this 'digital principles and applications' to a word like 'digital'

Now, if the word 'digital' exists in the string, which it does, then the condition should be true, otherwise it should be false. The string will be stored in a variable like this; [the string could be anything]

$text= digital principles and applications;
$word= digital;

I tried using the "substr_count" function, but that seems to work only with arrays and there are no arrays here..

TIA..

[Void Main]

http://us4.php.net/manual/en/function.preg-match.php

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<?
  $word = "this";
  $sentence = "This is a test!";
  if (preg_match("/$word/i",$sentence)) { print "Found\n"; } else { print "Not Found\n"; }
?>


[agent007]

Super! Thanks for that Void....I find it confusing to figure exactly which function to use...

[Void Main]

I find it that way with anything I am unfamiliar with. Once you get familiar with it, it becomes less confusing. :)

[xyle_one]

I might recommed the "O'Reilly - PHP Cookbook". It has been a life saver in my quest to learn PHP. get me on AIM (eskador1), or PM me if you don't mind sifting through a PDF of it. Unless this is not allowed, in which case I would appreciate it if soemone edited this last part out