How do I check if http:// is at the beginning of $web_site and if it
isn't add it? Ron

On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 11:25 AM, Ron Piggott <ron.php@actsministries.org>wrote:

> How do I check if http:// is at the beginning of $web_site and if it
> isn't add it? Ron
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You could use substr() (www.php.net/substr)

if ( substr( $web_site, 0, 7 ) != "http://" )
{
$web_site = "http://" . $web_site;
}

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On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 11:33 AM, Dan Joseph <dmjoseph@gmail.com> wrote:
> You could use substr() (www.php.net/substr)
>
> if ( substr( $web_site, 0, 7 ) != "http://" )
> {
> $web_site = "http://" . $web_site;
> }
>
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Or parse_url()

> You could use substr() (www.php.net/substr)
strncmp is better and faster for this purpose.


Best Regards,
Felhő