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PHP Enhancing a Simple PHP Application Adding Search: Model Using strpos: Searching for Cookie

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I have this block of code that isn’t working correctly, but I can’t figure out the problem. It says that the name of my favorite flavor of ice cream ('Cookie Dough') does not contain the search term 'cookie', but it does. Can you take a look? Can you change it so that it checks that the value in $search_term is found within $flavor correctly?

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Richard Duncan
Richard Duncan
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Richard Duncan
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stripos expects 2 parameters seperated by a comma , not a period .. So if you simply replace the period with a comma it will output:

Randy's favorite flavor of ice cream contains the search term 'vanilla'.

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<?php

$flavor = "Cookie Dough";
$search_term = "vanilla";

if (stripos($search_term.$flavor) !== true) {

    echo "Randy's favorite flavor of ice cream contains the search term '" . $search_term . "'.";

} else {

    echo "Randy's favorite flavor of ice cream does NOT contain the search term '" . $search_term . "'.";

}

?>

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I am Struck on this task please help...TASK:2

Brian Enos
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<?php
$flavor = "Cookie Dough";
$search_term = "vanilla";

if (stripos($flavor, $search_term) !== false) {

    echo "Randy's favorite flavor of ice cream contains the search term '" . $search_term . "'.";

} else {

    echo "Randy's favorite flavor of ice cream does NOT contain the search term '" . $search_term . "'.";

}
?>
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thank you so much Richard Duncan I completed the task....

Richard Duncan
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Richard Duncan
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No worries. You could mark my answer if you wanted :D

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its k now i got the answer Richard

Richard Duncan
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I meant up vote or mark as best answer.

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ya i did