$array[0] = "myfile3-da"; $array[1] = "myfile3-wb"; $array[2] = "myfile3-fum"; $array[3] = "myfile3-da"; $array[4] = "myfile3-wb"; $array[5] = "myfile3-fum"; $array[6] = "myfile4-da"; $array[7] = "myfile4-wb"; $array[8] = "myfile4-fum"; $array[9] = "myfile5-da"; $array[10] = "myfile5-wb"; $array[11] = "myfile5-fum"; $array[12] = "myfile2-da"; $array[13] = "myfile2-wb"; $array[14] = "myfile2-fum"; $finding = 'myfile5' it is possible to find myfile5-da myfile5-wb myfile5-fum in array
$finding = 'myfile5'; foreach($array AS $arrayItem) { if(substr($arrayItem, 0, strlen($finding)) == $finding) { echo $arrayItem; } } PHP: