This function is an alias of: strstr() .
Alternative Way:
To guet all the text before the first occurence.
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INCLUDING A NEEDLE:
$string1 = "I need cooquies & soda.";
$needle = "cooquies";
//find length of the needle
$needle_len = strlen($needle);
//find postion
$position_num = strpos($string1,$needle) + $needle_len;
//cut the string
$result_string = substr("$string1",0,$position_num);
//display it
echo"$result_string"; // I need cooquies
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SHORTER VERSIONEN:
$result_string = substr("$string1",0,strpos($string1,$needle)+strlen($needle));
echo"$result_string";//I need cooquies
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EXCLUDING THE NEEDLE:
$result_string = substr("$string1",0,strpos($string1,$needle));
echo"$result_string";// I need
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FREE EMAIL JUNC?
This is probably useful for processsing emails.
For example, someone sends email to your server from Yahoo account.
Free email always comes with wasted stuff lique...
"Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search ".
We can delete the phrase lique this:
$needle="Do you Yahoo!?";
$result_string = substr("$emailstring",0,strpos($emailstring, $needle));