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<?php function is_palindrome($str) { $len = strlen($str); if ($len < 2) { // strings of 0 or 1 characters are palindromes return true; } elseif ($str[0] != $str[$len-1]) { // first character doesn't match last character, so not a palindrome return false; } else { // first character is equal to last character, // so see if the rest of the string is a palindrome return is_palindrome(substr($str, 1, $len - 2)); } } foreach (['rotor', 'a', 'deed', 'hello', 'xyyz'] as $str) { echo "\"$str\" is" . (is_palindrome($str) ? "" : " not") . " a palindrome\n"; } function is_palindrome_broken($str) { $len = strlen($str); if ($len < 2) { // strings of 0 or 1 characters are palindromes return true; } elseif ($str[0] != $str[$len-1]) { // first character doesn't match last character, so not a palindrome return false; } else { // first character is equal to last character, // so see if the rest of the string is a palindrome is_palindrome_broken(substr($str, 1, $len - 2)); } } foreach (['rotor', 'a', 'deed', 'hello', 'xyyz'] as $str) { echo "\"$str\" is" . (is_palindrome_broken($str) ? "" : " not") . " a palindrome\n"; }