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date: 2020-11-13
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title: str~startswith~()
---

# Description

Checks if string starts with other string. Opposite of
[str~endswith~()](20201113115452-str_ends_with). See RFC[^1].

# Syntax

``` php
str_starts_with('haystack', 'hay') // true
```

# Footnotes

[^1]: <https://wiki.php.net/rfc/add_str_starts_with_and_ends_with_functions>
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			`title: str~startswith~()`
			`---`

			`# Description`

			`Checks if string starts with other string. Opposite of`
			`[str~endswith~()](20201113115452-str_ends_with). See RFC[^1].`

			`# Syntax`

			``` php
			`str_starts_with('haystack', 'hay') // true`
			```

			`# Footnotes`

			`[^1]: <https://wiki.php.net/rfc/add_str_starts_with_and_ends_with_functions>`