PHP String Function Examples
1) PHP strtolower() function
The strtolower() function returns string in lowercase letter.
Syntax
string strtolower ( string $string )
Example
<?php
$str="My name is KHAN";
$str=strtolower($str);
echo $str;
?>
Output:
my name is khan
2) PHP strtoupper() function
The strtoupper() function returns string in uppercase letter.
Syntax
string strtoupper ( string $string )
Example
<?php
$str="My name is KHAN";
$str=strtoupper($str);
echo $str;
?>
Output:
MY NAME IS KHAN
3) PHP ucfirst() function
The ucfirst() function returns string converting first character into uppercase. It doesn't change the
case of other characters.
Syntax
string ucfirst ( string $str )
Example
<?php
$str="my name is KHAN";
$str=ucfirst($str);
echo $str;
?>
Output:
My name is KHAN
4) PHP lcfirst() function
The lcfirst() function returns string converting first character into lowercase. It doesn't change the
case of other characters.
Syntax
string lcfirst ( string $str )
Example
<?php
$str="MY name IS KHAN";
$str=lcfirst($str);
echo $str;
?>
Output:
mY name IS KHAN
5) PHP ucwords() function
The ucwords() function returns string converting first character of each word into uppercase.
Syntax
string ucwords ( string $str )
Example
<?php
$str="my name is Sonoo jaiswal";
$str=ucwords($str);
echo $str;
?>
Output:
My Name Is Sonoo Jaiswal
6) PHP strrev() function
The strrev() function returns reversed string.
Syntax
string strrev ( string $string )
Example
<?php
$str="my name is Sonoo jaiswal";
$str=strrev($str);
echo $str;
?>
Output:
lawsiaj oonoS si eman ym
7) PHP strlen() function
The strlen() function returns length of the string.
Syntax
int strlen ( string $string )
Example
<?php
$str="my name is Sonoo jaiswal";
$str=strlen($str);
echo $str;
?>
Output:
24
PHP strcmp() Function
Comparing two strings is one of the most commonly used string operation in programming and web
development practices. The strcmp() is an inbuilt function in PHP and is used to compare two
strings. This function is case-sensitive which points that capital and small cases will be treated
differently, during comparison. This function compares two strings and tells us that whether the first
string is greater or smaller than the second string or equals to the second string.
Syntax:
strcmp($string1, $string2)
Parameters: This function accepts two parameters which are described below:
$string1 (mandatory): This parameter refers to the first string to be used in the comparison
$string2 (mandatory): This parameter refers to the second string to be used in the comparison.
Return Values: The function returns a random integer value depending on the condition of match,
which is given by:
Returns 0 if the strings are equal.
Returns a negative value (<0), if $string2 is greater than $string1.
Returns a positive value (>0) if $string1 is greater than $string2.
Example
<?php
// PHP program to illustrate the working of strcmp()
$string1 = "Welcome to GFG";
$string2 = "Welcome to GeeksforGeeks";
$string3 = "Welcome to GFG";
// In this case both the strings are equal
print_r(strcmp($string1, $string3));
echo "\n";
// In this case the first is greater
print_r(strcmp($string2, $string1));
echo "\n";
// In this case the second is greater
print_r(strcmp($string3, $string2))
?>
Output:
0
31
-31
