[SOLVED] Count how many times $variable is found in $string

[Dale_G]

Hey everyone,

 

I need to know how to output, as an integer, the number of times some data is found in a string.

 

For example

 

$data = 'two';

 

$string = 'oneonethreetwofourseventwoeightninetwotwelve';

 

'two' is found three times in $string, I'd like to output '3', in integer form.

[kenrbnsn]

You probably want to use the function substr_count()

 

<?php
$data = 'two';
$string = 'oneonethreetwofourseventwoeightninetwotwelve';
echo substr_count($string,$data) . "<br>";
?>

 

Ken

 

[Dale_G]

Right on.