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PHP Exercises: Check if a given string starts with a given substring

PHP: Exercise-95 with Solution

Write a PHP program to check if a given string starts with a given substring.

Sample Solution: -

PHP Code:

<?php
//Licence: https://bit.ly/2CFA5XY
function startsWith($haystack, $needle)
{
    return strpos($haystack, $needle) === 0;
}
print_r(startsWith('Hi, this is me', 'Hi'));  

?>

Sample Output: 

1

Flowchart:

Flowchart: Check if a given string starts with a given substring.

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PHP: Tips of the Day

Returns all elements in an array except for the first one

Example:

<?php
function tips_tail($items)
{
  return count($items) > 1 ? array_slice($items, 1) : $items;
}

print_r(tips_tail([1, 5, 7]));
?>

Output:

Array
(
    [0] => 5
    [1] => 7
)