Question

How to search for characters that must match the beginning of the string with preg_match in PHP

Answer 1

// We need to use the caret (^) at the beginning of a regular expression
 
echo preg_match("/^Info/", "Information, Tools & Social For Your Profession") . "\n"; // true (1)
echo preg_match("/^Info/", "Tools, Information & Social For Your Profession") . "\n"; // false (0)

// It's Case-sensitive
echo preg_match("/^info/", "Information, Tools & Social For Your Profession") . "\n"; // false (0)

   
/*
run:
    
1
0
0
    
*/

70+ SQL courses for beginners and professionals