php string matching with wildcard *?

Question

I want to give the possibility to match string with wildcard *.

Example

$mystring = \'dir/folder1/file\';
$pattern = \'dir/*/file\';

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Answer 1

There is no need for preg_match here. PHP has a wildcard comparison function, specifically made for such cases:

fnmatch()

And fnmatch('dir/*/file', 'dir/folder1/file') would likely already work for you. But beware that the * wildcard would likewise add further slashes, like preg_match would.