PHP fnmatch() Function Usage and Example

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The fnmatch() function matches a filename or string with the specified pattern.

Syntax

bool fnmatch ( string $pattern , string $string [, int $flags = 0 ] )

The fnmatch() function can check if the passed string matches the given shell wildcard pattern, and this function has not yet been implemented on the Windows platform.

Online Example

<?php
　　　$color = "phpcodez.txt";
　　　if(fnmatch("*phpcode[zs].txt", $color)) {
　　　　　　echo "phpcodez";
　　　} else {
　　　　　　echo "Color not found!";
　　　}
?>

Output Result

phpcodez

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