PHP 8 reference · String Functions

PHP str_ends_with() Function

Check whether a string ends with a given substring, such as a file extension. Case-sensitive; added in PHP 8.0.

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Syntax

str_ends_with(string $haystack, string $needle): bool

Parameter	Description
`haystack`	The string to check.
`needle`	The suffix to look for.

true or false.

Check an extensionTry it yourself

<?php
var_dump(str_ends_with("photo.JPG", ".jpg"));
var_dump(str_ends_with(strtolower("photo.JPG"), ".jpg"));

Output

bool(false)
bool(true)

Add a missing slashTry it yourself

<?php
$dir = "uploads";
if (!str_ends_with($dir, "/")) {
    $dir .= "/";
}
echo $dir, "\n";

Output

uploads/

Version	Change
PHP 8.0	Added

str_starts_with() · Check whether a string begins with a given substring. Case-sensitive and returns true or false; added in PHP 8.0.
str_contains() · Check whether a string contains a substring and return true or false. Case-sensitive; added in PHP 8.0.
PHP Strings · tutorial