PHP Function strchr() – Alias of strstr()

The strchr() function is used to find the first appearance of a string inside another string. It is the pseudonym of the strstr() function. This function was introduced in PHP3.

Syntax:

strchr(string $haystack, string $needle, bool $before_needle = false): string|false

For instance:

$record = "Fred,Flintstone,35,Wilma";
$rest = strchr($record, ",");  // $rest is ",Flintstone,35,Wilma"

The variations on strstr() are:

stristr(): Case-insensitive strstr().
strchr(): Alias for strstr().
strrchr(): Find last occurrence of a character in a string.