Re: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] [Discussion] array_match

On Mon, Aug 24, 2026, at 6:28 AM, سپهر محمودی wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> Thank you all for the valuable feedback, especially regarding the 
> complexities of case-insensitive searches and locale dependencies.
>
> Based on the discussions, I have updated the RFC and simplified the 
> design to avoid those issues. Here are the major changes:
>
> 1. The function is now strictly case-sensitive (byte-for-byte 
> matching). This ensures native support for UTF-8, non-Latin characters, 
> and emojis without the need for complex decoding.
> 2. The $ignore_case parameter has been removed. The signature is now 
> simply: array_str_contain(array $haystack, string $needle): array
> 3. The implementation target is moved to ext/standard, completely 
> removing the ICU dependency and improving performance.
> 4. The target version is set to PHP 8.6.

PHP 8.6 is feature-frozen and not accepting new RFCs.  The earliest it could target is PHP 8.7.

> You can review the updated RFC here:
> https://wiki.php.net/rfc/array_str_contants
>
> I believe this simplified version covers the primary use cases while 
> eliminating the performance and localization bottlenecks we discussed. 
>
> I would appreciate any further thoughts on this updated design.
>
> Best regards,
> Sepehr

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