(PHP 5 >= 5.4.0, PHP 7, PECL intl >= 2.0.0)
Spoofchecker::areConfusable — Checks if given strings can be confused
$str1
, string $str2
[, string &$error
] )Checks whether two given strings can easily be mistaken.
str1First string to check.
str2Second string to check.
errorThis variable is set by-reference to string containing an error, if there were any.
Returns TRUE if two given strings can be confused, FALSE otherwise.
Example #1 Spoofchecker::areConfusable() example
<?php
$checker = new Spoofchecker();
$checker->areConfusable('google.com', 'goog1e.com'); // true
// Lower l can be confused with digit one
$checker->areConfusable('google.com', 'g00g1e.com'); // false
// Zero (0) cannot be easily confused with "o" letter