---
id: 264796d2-49ae-42fc-9d9d-aeea84343ef1
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>