preg_match() is returning inaccurate result

From: Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2024 02:27:31 +0000
Subject: preg_match() is returning inaccurate result
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PHP8.3.4 Can someone help? preg_match() is acting weird about \$ and \^. var_dump(preg_match("/\$third-party$/",'xyz$third-party')?true:false);// returns FALSE, really expecting TRUE here! var_dump(preg_match("/$third-party$/",'xyz$third-party')?true:false);// returns TRUE??? ^ and $ must escape if it is not in beginning/ending position. Isn't this correct? At least Javascript is answering correctly. /\$third-party$/.test('xyz$third-party'); // TRUE /$third-party$/.test('xyz$third-party'); // FALSE

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