1 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/app/helpers.php b/app/helpers.php
index 9246362..5c65c57 100644
--- a/app/helpers.php
+++ b/app/helpers.php
@@ -83,3 +83,22 @@ function getCurrentSeason(){
 	case 12: return "Fall";
 	}
 }
+
+function escapeLike($string){
+	$search = array('%', '_');
+	$replace   = array('\%', '\_');
+	$string = str_replace($search, $replace, $string);
+	$string = explode(" ", $string);
+	return implode("%", $string);
+}
+
+
+function compare($str1, $str2) {
+	$str1 = preg_replace("/[^a-z0-9]/", '', strtolower($str1));
+	$str2 = preg_replace("/[^a-z0-9]/", '', strtolower($str2));
+
+	if ( $str1 != $str2 ) {
+		return false;
+	}
+	return true;
+}