diff --git a/helpers.inc.php b/helpers.inc.php
index f9394de..d0034f0 100644
--- a/helpers.inc.php
+++ b/helpers.inc.php
@@ -1163,3 +1163,11 @@ function arg_exists($args, $needle)
   return in_array($needle, $args, $strict);
 }
 
+if(!function_exists('str_ends_with'))
+{
+  function str_ends_with($haystack, $needle)
+  {
+    // search forward starting from end minus needle length characters
+    return $needle === "" || (($temp = strlen($haystack) - strlen($needle)) >= 0 && strpos($haystack, $needle, $temp) !== false);
+  }
+}