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<?php
$messages = array(
'ircBot hey',
'hey ircBot',
'hey ircBot naa',
'hey MircBot',
);
foreach ($messages as $message) {
// using in_array
$isMentioned = in_array('ircbot', preg_split('/\s+/', mb_strtolower($message)));
printf("%s = {$message}\n", $isMentioned ? 'true' : 'false');
// using regex word boundaries
$isMentioned = preg_match('/\b(ircBot)\b/i', $message);
printf("%s = {$message}\n", $isMentioned ? 'true' : 'false');
}