<?php

//matching patterns inside a string
$string = 'This is a string.';
if (preg_match('/is/', $string)) {
    echo 'Match Found.';
} else {
    echo 'Match Not Found.';
}
echo '<br/>';
function has_space($string)
{
    if (preg_match('/ /', $string)) {
        return true;
    } else {
        return false;
    }
}
$string = 'thisdoesnothavespace';
if (has_space($string)) {
    echo 'Has atleast one space.';
} else {
    echo 'Has no space.';
}
<?php

function has_space($string)
{
    if (preg_match('/ /', $string)) {
        return true;
    } else {
        return false;
    }
}
if (has_space('Thisdoesnothavespace')) {
    echo "Has at least one space";
} else {
    echo "Has no space";
}