revDAVE wrote:
Newbie - is there a function similar to the sql 'like' comparison operator?
I would like to be able to compare 2 strings:
If $this ---*like or similar to*--- $that
That type of thing...
I strongly suggest you read up on regular expressions:
http://uk.php.net/manual/en/book.regex.php
Knowing how to use regular expressions is a a very handy skill. I do a
lot of mass changing of files via the command line with tools such as
grep, sed and awk and a mastery regular expressions can save hours of
laborious typing and find/replacing ;)
Reminds me of one of my favourite xkcd cartoons:
http://xkcd.com/208/
Col
--
PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/)
To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
