Match a filename or string against the specified pattern in PHP

Description

The following code shows how to match a filename or string against the specified pattern.

Example

//from w w w  .  j  ava2s.c o  m
<?php
    $txt = "Sky is darkgrey...";
    if (fnmatch("*gr[ae]y",$txt)){
        echo "some form of gray ...";
    }
?>