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- var_dump: documentation ( source)
- strpos: documentation ( source)
<?php
$subject = "AWB012345";
$result = strpos($subject, "AWB0") === 0;
var_dump($result);
$subject = "12345";
$result = strpos($subject, "AWB0") === 0;
var_dump($result);
$subject = "AWB012345";
$result = substr($subject, 0, 4) == "AWB0";
var_dump($result);
$subject = "12345";
$result = substr($subject, 0, 4) == "AWB0";
var_dump($result);