case-INsensitive strpos in php4.3.2?

[tomboy78]

I'm trying to find the positions of a word in a long text type column.

I can only see the position of the exactly the same case as the search word.
For example

$word = find_me;
print $pos= strpos($column,$word);

This will only find the position of find_me, not Find_me or FIND_ME.

I see the string function stripos is case insensitive, but works only for PHP5. I don't want to upgrade to php5.
I can't find insensetive positioning with preg or ereg either.

Does anyone have any ideas?
future thanks.

[bad76]

Hi,
you can use this work-around:

print $pos= strpos(strtolower($column),strtolower($word));
(If you are sure $word is always lowercase you can write
print $pos= strpos(strtolower($column),$word) too...);

This don't change $column and find case insensitive.

[tomboy78]

of course. why didnt I think of that. thanks

[helz]

try this:
http://uk2.php.net/manual/en/function.stripos.php

stripos exactly like strpos but insensitive 🙂

$word = find_me; 
print $pos= stripos($column,$word);

[bad76]

Originally posted by tomboy78
I see the string function stripos is case insensitive, but works only for PHP5. I don't want to upgrade to php5.

:rolleyes:

[helz]

sorry, i should pay more attention :eek: :eek: