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PHP: strstr() function

PHP: Find the first occurrence of a string

The strstr() function is used to get the first occurrence of a string inside another string.

This function is case-sensitive.

Version:

(PHP 4 and above)

Syntax:

strstr(string_name, search_string, before_search)

Parameters:

Name Description Required /
Optional		 Type
string_name The input string. Required String
search_string The string to search for. Required Mixed*
before_search Returns the part of the string_name before the first occurrence of the search_string when true. Optional Boolean

*Mixed: Mixed indicates that a parameter may accept multiple (but not necessarily all) types.

Return value:

The portion of the string, or false if search_string is not found.

Value Type: String.

Pictorial Presentation

string_strstr

Example: 

<?php
$string1="W3RESOURCE.COM";
$newstring=strstr($string1,".");
echo $newstring;
?>

Output:

.COM

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See also

PHP Function Reference

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