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Compare 2 set of strings and get percentage of Match

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Get percentage of how much 2 strings matches with each other. Good for comparing things that doesn't have to be an exact match to fit.

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  1. $str1 = ereg_replace("[^A-Za-z0-9]", "", $str1);
  2. $str2 = ereg_replace("[^A-Za-z0-9]", "", $str2); 
  3. similar_text($str1, $str2, $percent);
  4. //$percent = how much they match!

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