# mb_stripos

(PHP 5 >= 5.2.0)

mb_stripos — Finds position of first occurrence of a string within another, case insensitive

### Description

int mb_stripos ( string `$haystack` , string `$needle` [, int `$offset` [, string `$encoding` ]] )

mb_stripos() returns the numeric position of the first occurrence of `needle` in the `haystack` string. Unlike mb_strpos(), mb_stripos() is case-insensitive. If `needle` is not found, it returns `FALSE`.

### Parameters

`haystack`

  The string from which to get the position of the first occurrence of `needle`

`needle`

  The string to find in `haystack`

`offset`

  The position in `haystack` to start searching

`encoding`

  Character encoding name to use. If it is omitted, internal character encoding is used.

### Return Values

Return the numeric position of the first occurrence of `needle` in the `haystack` string, or `FALSE` if `needle` is not found.

### See Also

- stripos()
- strpos()
- mb_strpos()