diff --git a/src/string_search.php b/src/string_search.php
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+++ b/src/string_search.php
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?php
+
+function string_search($needle, $haystack) {
+    
+   if ($needle === "") {
+        return false;
+    }
+    $pos = strpos($haystack, $needle);
+    if ($pos !== false) {
+        return "Found '" . $needle . "' at index " . $pos;
+    } else {
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
+?>
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