What are potential pitfalls to be aware of when using strpos(), substr_count(), or preg_match() to identify specific strings in PHP?

One potential pitfall when using strpos(), substr_count(), or preg_match() to identify specific strings in PHP is that they may not handle case sensitivity by default. To ensure accurate matching, you should consider the case sensitivity of the strings being searched for. One way to address this issue is to use the stripos(), substr_count(), or preg_match() functions with appropriate flags to make the search case-insensitive. 

// Example of using stripos() to perform a case-insensitive search
$haystack = "Hello World";
$needle = "hello";

if (stripos($haystack, $needle) !== false) {
    echo "Needle found in haystack!";
} else {
    echo "Needle not found in haystack.";
}

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