- similar_text: documentation ( source)
<?php
$strings[] = 'sixty yards out';
$strings[] = 'seventy five yards out';
$strings[] = 'one hundred fifty yards out';
$inputString = 'seventy two yards out';
$p = 0;
$k = null;
foreach ($strings as $key => $string) {
similar_text($inputString, $string, $percent);
if ($percent > $p) {
$p = $percent;
$k = $key;
}
}
echo $k ? $strings[$k] : "";