Try
If(preg_match("/Jackson/i", $name))
{echo 'match'; }else{ echo 'fail'; }
Richard Buskirk
Sent from my iPhone
On Mar 15, 2011, at 1:02 AM, "Jack" <jacklistm...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I want to be able to match if a string is contained within the string I am
> evaluating.
>
>
>
> I know that if ( $name == "xxjacksonxx"); based on the below would be true.
>
> But I want to be able to say if "jackson" is contained within $name that
> it's a match.
>
>
>
> I tried the below without success..
>
> Not getting the operand properly..
>
>
>
> <?
>
>
>
> $name = "xxjacksonxx";
>
>
>
> if ( preg_match($name, "jackson")) {
>
> print "true";
>
>
>
> } else {
>
>
>
> print "false";
>
> }
>
>
>
> ?>
>
>
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jack
>
>
>
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