UK[ˈsɪmələ(r)] US[ˈsɪməlɚ]

adj. Similar; similar; same; similar

n. Analogue; similar person; similar thing

Plural: similars Comparative: more similar Superlative: most similar

php similar_text() function syntax

Function: Calculate the similarity of two strings and return the number of matching characters

Syntax: similar_text(string1,string2,percent)

Parameters:

##ParametersDescription string1 Required. Specifies the first string to compare. string2 Required. Specifies the second string to be compared. percent Optional. Specifies the variable name used to store percent similarity.

Note: The function can also calculate the percentage similarity of two strings.

php similar_text() function example

<?php
echo similar_text("Hello World","Hello php.cn");
?>

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Output:

6
<?php
echo similar_text("phpstudy","tomcat");
?>

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Output:

1