stripos

Definition and usage

stripos() function finds where the string first appears in another string (case insensitive).

Note: The stripos() function is case-insensitive.

Note: This function is binary safe.

Related functions:

• strpos() - Find where the string first appears in another string (case sensitive)
• strripos() - Find the last occurrence of a string in another string (case insensitive)
• strrpos() - Find the last occurrence of a string in another string (case sensitive)

Example

Find the first occurrence of "php" in a string:

 <?php
echo stripos ( "You love php, I love php too!" , "PHP" ) ;
?>

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grammar

 stripos ( string , find , start )