- stripos: documentation ( source)
<?php
$var1 = "Cookie Dough";
$var2 = "Vanilla";
$initial = "C";
echo stripos($var1, "C");
echo "br";
echo stripos($var2, "C");
if (stripos($var1,$initial) == 0 && stripos($var2,$initial) == 0) {
echo $var1 . " and " . $var2 . " both start with " . $initial . ".";
} else {
echo "Either " . $var1 . " or " . $var2 . " doesn't start with " . $initial . "; maybe neither of them do.";
}
?>