- substr: documentation ( source)
- strstr: documentation ( source)
<?php
$haystack = 'this is a verygood school of sachin';
$pattern = 'sch';
$match = strstr($haystack, $pattern);
for ($i = 0;$i < strlen($match);$i++) {
if ($match[$i] == ' ') {
$match = substr($match, 0, $i);
break;
}
}
$result = strlen($match) - strlen($pattern);
echo $result;
?>