<?php
$find_number = '3';
$string_to_search = '1,3,124,12';
if (preg_match('/(?<!\d)'.$find_number.'(?!\d)/', $string_to_search)) { echo "match!";
}
$find_number = '4';
$string_to_search = '1,3,124,12';
if (preg_match('/(?<!\d)'.$find_number.'(?!\d)/', $string_to_search)) { echo "match!";
}
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