//php check if first four characters of a string = http
substr( $http, 0, 4 ) === "http";
//php check if first five characters of a string = https
substr( $https, 0, 5 ) === "https";
phpCopy<?php
$string = "Mr. Peter";
if(strncmp($string, "Mr.", 3) === 0){
echo "The string starts with the desired substring.";
}else
echo "The string does not start with the desired substring.";
?>
phpCopy<?php
$string = "Mr. Peter";
if(substr($string, 0, 3) === "Mr."){
echo "The string starts with the desired substring.";
}else
echo "The string does not start with the desired substring.";
?>
phpCopy<?php
$string = "Mr. Peter";
if(strpos( $string, "Mr." ) === 0){
echo "The string starts with the desired substring.";
}else
echo "The string does not start with the desired substring.";
?>
phpCopy<?php
$string = "mr. Peter";
if(strncasecmp($string, "Mr.", 3) === 0){
echo "The string starts with the desired substring.";
}else
echo "The string does not start with the desired substring.";
?>