Check If a String Contains a Specific Word in PHP

We can use the PHP strpos() Function to do that.

The strpos() function finds the position of the first occurrence of a string inside another string.

Syntax:

strpos ( string $haystack , mixed $needle [, int $offset = 0 ] ) : int

In simple terms,

strpos(the string to loon into, the string to find, start point of search)

First two parameters are required and third one is optional.

Example to search a word:

<?php
$word = "Yogesh";
$searchInThisString = "This website is Yogesh Chauhan's Blog";
 
if(strpos($searchInThisString, $word) !== false){
    echo "word found";
    //add more logic if you want
} else{
    echo "word NOT found";
    //add more logic if you want
}
?>

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