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Revision: 62341
at February 17, 2013 20:27 by apphp-snippets
Initial Code 
<?php
function highlight($str, $words){
    if(!is_array($words) || empty($words) || !is_string($str)){
        return false;
    }
    $arr_words = implode('|', $words);
    return preg_replace(
        '@\b('.$arr_words.')\b@si',
        '<strong style="background-color:yellow">$1</strong>',
        $str
    );
}
?>
Initial URL 
http://www.apphp.com/index.php?snippet=php-highlight-specific-words-in-a-phrase
Initial Description 
You may use this code to highlight specific words in your displaying search results.
Initial Title 
Highlight specific words in a phrase with PHP
Initial Tags 
php
Initial Language 
PHP