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<mb_strrichrmb_strrpos>
^Multibyte String FunctionsLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026

mb_strripos

(PHP 5 >= 5.2.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)

mb_strripos — Finds position of last occurrence of a string within another, case insensitive

Description

function mb_strripos(
    string $haystack,
    string $needle,
    int $offset = 0,
    ?string $encoding = null
): int|false

mb_strripos() performs multi-byte safe strripos() operation based on number of characters. needle position is counted from the beginning of haystack. First character's position is 0. Second character position is 1. Unlike mb_strrpos(), mb_strripos() is case-insensitive.

Parameters

haystack

The string from which to get the position of the last occurrence of needle.

needle

The string to find in haystack.

offset

May be specified to begin searching an arbitrary number of characters into the haystack. Negative values will stop searching at an arbitrary point prior to the end of the haystack.

encoding

The encoding parameter is the character encoding. If it is omitted or null, the internal character encoding value will be used.

Return Values

Return the numeric position of the last occurrence of needle in the haystack string, or false if needle is not found.

Errors/Exceptions

  • If offset is greater than the length of haystack, a ValueError will be thrown.

As of PHP 8.0.0, a ValueError is thrown if encoding is an invalid encoding. Prior to PHP 8.0.0, an E_WARNING was emitted instead.

Changelog

Version Description
8.0.0 needle now accepts an empty string.
8.0.0 encoding is nullable now.
8.0.0 Now throws a ValueError if encoding is an invalid encoding. Previously, an E_WARNING was emitted and false was returned.

See Also

  • strripos() - Find the position of the last occurrence of a case-insensitive substring in a string
  • strrpos() - Find the position of the last occurrence of a substring in a string
  • mb_strrpos() - Find position of last occurrence of a string in a string


<mb_strrichrmb_strrpos>
^Multibyte String FunctionsLast updated: Mon, 26 Oct 2026