[SOLVED] Search variables for a word?

[NerdConcepts]

I know how to run searches in MySQL but not on a PHP variable. I've got a variable when is a product description. I need to check to see if it has the word 'BULK' in the variable and then if it does I'll be running a MySQL insert query that actually makes that one product 10 different ones, not biggie on that, I know how to do it. Just the searching of the variable for the word "BULK" is my only problem.

 

Sorry I know this is probably really simple but I can't find anything on the internet about it.

[teng84]

im lazy to type try this

http://w3schools.com/php/php_mysql_select.asp

[NerdConcepts]

What does that have to do with searching a PHP variable? This is just putting MySQL data into variables. I already have the variable, after it is searched for the word "BULK" it runs either 1 of 2 queries; and those, like I said, I already know how to do. Just need to know how-to search a PHP variable for the word "BULK" or really any word that is, but mainly "BULK".

[tippy_102]

I think you're looking for strpos

 

http://ca.php.net/manual/en/function.strpos.php

 

 

[rcorlew]

$string = "my data to search";//could be your $data[row] from sql most likely

 

        if(stristr($string, 'BULK') === FALSE) {

    //do whatever query would be if BULK was not there

        }

      else  if(stristr($string, 'BULK') !== FALSE) {

    //run the query if BULK is found

  }

 

[NerdConcepts]

Thanks a bunch trippy_102 and rcorlew

 

Got a question, why is there 3 equal signs? When usually PHP using '==' for equal to and '!=' for not equal to? Is this something weird or does it actually have functionality?

[rcorlew]

in php the number 0 can be an actual result, and the number 0 can mean NULL(meaning false)

 

if you use === it will actually look to see if the result is FALSE or "0"

[NerdConcepts]

I get it, thanks a bunch again.