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[Stooney]

I'm working on a script that will sort through a text file.  I need to identify each line based on the first few characters.  I need a Regular expression to let me know if a string starts with 'CLIENT ID'.

 

So in short

 

If ($string starts with 'CLIENT ID')

    do stuff

else

    do something else

 

Is there an easier way other than regex by chance?  I'm not too familiar with it yet.

[rhodesa]

<?php
if(substr($string,0,9) == 'CLIENT ID'){
  //do stuff
}else{
  //do something else
}
?>