Check If A String Starts With A Specified String in PHP 8

<?php 

$str = 'nilpointer.net';
$keyword = 'nil';
if (str_starts_with($str, $keyword)) {
    echo 'The string starts with "'.$keyword.'"';
} else {
    echo 'The string does not starts with "'.$keyword.'"';
}

?>
    

Output

The string starts with "nil"