preg_replace examples
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Useage
preg_replace ( search_for, replace_with, your_data , optional_limit, optional_count )
Examples
$data = "The cat likes to sit on the fence. He also likes to climb the tree."; $find ="/the/"; $replace ="a"; //1. replace single word Echo "$data
"; Echo preg_replace ($find, $replace, $data); //create arrays $find2 = array ('/the/', '/cat/'); $replace2 = array ('a', 'dog'); //2. replace with array values Echo preg_replace ($find2, $replace2, $data); //3. Replace just once Echo preg_replace ($find2, $replace2, $data, 1); //4. Keep a count of replacements $count = 0; Echo preg_replace ($find2, $replace2, $data, -1, $count); Echo "
You have made $count replacements";