<?php
$parts = ['hello', 'hi', 'how r u', 'how are you', 'how r you', 'how are u'];
$strings = ['Hello', 'Helloooo', 'How r youuuu', 'hell', 'w are y', 'heey hello', 'heeeey hello bro'];
$regexp = implode('|', $parts);
foreach ($strings as $string) {
echo "$string: " . (preg_match("/($regexp)/i", $string) ? "true\n" : "false\n");
}
- Output for 5.6.38, 7.0.33, 7.1.25, 7.2.0 - 7.2.33, 7.3.0 - 7.3.33, 7.4.0 - 7.4.33, 8.0.0 - 8.0.30, 8.1.0 - 8.1.33, 8.2.0 - 8.2.29, 8.3.0 - 8.3.25, 8.4.1 - 8.4.12
- Hello: true
Helloooo: true
How r youuuu: true
hell: false
w are y: false
heey hello: true
heeeey hello bro: true
preferences:
131.89 ms | 408 KiB | 5 Q