Online PHP editor | refs for VV04d

<?php $dynamic_list = "AZ, CA, CO"; $static_list = "MN,WA,IA"; $search = "AZ"; if ( strpos($dynamic_list . ',' . $static_list, $search) == false && !empty($search) ) { // check string is not empty + that it is not on any of the lists echo 'not found: String '.$search.' was not found in lists'; } else { echo 'found'; }