Question

php find exact match in string. not just contain words?

ie check if exact "India" inside a string, should not consider "Indiana" or something similiar.

How would you do that?

Answer 1

Use the regex

$wildcard = "india";
$string = 'Bala Ji Karnal, India';

if (preg_match("/\b".$wildcard."\b/i", $string))
{
    echo "Got it!";
}
else
{
    echo "No match found!";
}