- preg_match: documentation ( source)
<?php
$regex = "/^(?:(?:25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)\.){3}(?:25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)$/";
$string = "175.207.24.255";
if (preg_match($regex, $string)){
echo 'hello';
} else {
echo 'world';
}