LIKE %% with IF statements

[soltek]

Hey guys,

 

is there any way to have a LIKE condition on an IF statement?

Something like:

 if $GET_['WTV'] LIKE %LOVE% {
$category=romance

 

Any clues?

Thanks in advance.

[Maq]

Hey guys,

 

is there any way to have a LIKE condition on an IF statement?

Something like:

 if $GET_['WTV'] LIKE %LOVE% {
$category=romance

 

Any clues?

Thanks in advance.

 

You can use preg_match.  The syntax you're using is SQL.

[soltek]

Hey guys,

 

is there any way to have a LIKE condition on an IF statement?

Something like:

 if $GET_['WTV'] LIKE %LOVE% {
$category=romance

 

Any clues?

Thanks in advance.

 

You can use preg_match.  The syntax you're using is SQL.

 

Damn, it sucks to be a noob.

Thanks for your help.

Have a nice christmas =)

[requinix]

Regular expressions are overkill for just looking in a string.

 

SQL's LIKE is akin to PHP's stripos (or strpos(), depending).

[The Letter E]

lets not forget about strstr(); ...

[Maq]

lets not forget about strstr(); ...

 

In this particular instance strpos would be the fastest.

 

You're right requinix, there's no need for regex here.