| use "^" to search at the beginning this pattern = starts with a number -- /^\d/ also works | ||
| Pattern --> | /^[0-9]/ | |
|---|---|---|
| December 1 | DOES NOT MATCH | |
| 1 December | MATCH | |
| February 22 | DOES NOT MATCH | |
| 22 February | MATCH | |
| use "$" to search at the end searches for filenames ending with *.jpg or *.JPG note the letter "i" following the ending delimiter which makes the search case insensitive | ||
| Pattern --> | /jpg$/i | |
|---|---|---|
| file.txt | DOES NOT MATCH | |
| word.doc | DOES NOT MATCH | |
| photo.jpg | MATCH | |
| scotland.JPG | MATCH | |
| use "^xxx$" to tell PHP to find *only* "xxx" searches for the word "man" by itself | ||
| Pattern --> | /^man$/ | |
|---|---|---|
| man | MATCH | |
| woman | DOES NOT MATCH | |
| manual | DOES NOT MATCH | |
| romantic | DOES NOT MATCH | |