How do you perform a preg_match where the pattern is an array, in php?

Question

I have an array full of patterns that I need matched. Any way to do that, other than a for() loop? Im trying to do it in the least CPU intensive way, since I will be doing

Answer 1

If you're merely searching for the presence of a string in another string, use strpos as it is faster.

Otherwise, you could just iterate over the array of patterns, calling preg_match each time.