Match for a word in a text with the PHP script

[nikolaymartin]

I have an applications developed with PHP. I have a big text file where I want to match for a word but this can be change in the feature. How can I match a word in PHP?

[deanwebb]

Is this where the word you want to match for changes? I'm not understanding the question.

[Otanx]

Would need more details on what exactly you are trying to do. Just a True/False word is in text? I don't know about PHP, but python would be something like;

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long_text = "This is the text that you are searching to find the specific text you want in this wordy string"
find_word = " word "
print(find_word in long_text)


That would return False because the word "word" does not exist in that string. Note that the find_word variable has spaces around the word. This prevents it from matching "wordy" If you left the spaces out it would match if it found those four characters in a row.

May I ask why PHP? Python seems to be the preferred language now which is why I am learning it.

-Otanx

[edizgeorgi]

There are different functions and ways to match a word in PHP. Best way is using preg_match() function. In the following example we will search the forum word in the $bigtext content.
preg_match('/forum/',$bigtext)
Look: https://www.networking-forums.com/programming-goodies-and-software-defined-networking/match-for-a-word-in-a-text-with-the-php-script