Spoofchecker
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Spoofchecker::areConfusable

Checks if given strings can be confused

Description

public bool Spoofchecker::areConfusable ( string $str1 , string $str2 [, string &$error ] )

Checks whether two given strings can easily be mistaken.

Parameters

str1

First string to check.

str2

Second string to check.

error

This variable is set by-reference to string containing an error, if there were any.

Return Values

Returns TRUE if two given strings can be confused, FALSE otherwise.

Examples

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