diff --git a/src/string_search.php b/src/string_search.php
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+<?php
+
+function string_search ($needle, $haystack) {
+  
+  //Check if $needle is empty, and return false if so.
+  if (empty($needle)) {
+    
+    return false;
+    
+  } else {
+    
+    //Use strpos() to search for needle, returning the position if found, and returnig false if not.
+    $position = strpos ($haystack, $needle);
+
+    if ($position !== false) {
+      return "Found '$needle' at index $position";
+    }   
+    
+    return false;
+
+  }    
+}
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