PHP Regex HTML Assistance

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I need to write a regular expression using php which parses the following code block and removes all  and  tags.

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Peter Bailey · Accepted Answer · 2009-12-03 19:59:31Z

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You don't need regex at all

echo strip_tags( $html, '<b><p>' );

answered Dec 3, 2009 at 19:59

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user50049 Over a year ago

Which (depending on what implementation of PHP you have) invokes PCRE or (ghast) others. When will this madness end? Why will the masses not just use an XML parser? What happens if the input changes???? ARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!

ty812 · Accepted Answer · 2009-12-03 19:59:26Z

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$myString = preg_replace("/<([\/]*)font(.*?)>/","",$myString); should do the trick.

Edit: Just added some magic I forgot earlier... ashes upon me :)

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Matteo Riva Over a year ago

You're not using the values you find so no need for the capturing parentheses.

ty812 Over a year ago

You are correct. I habitually use them nonetheless because I find the regex easier to read with them.

camomileCase · Accepted Answer · 2009-12-03 19:54:53Z

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preg_replace('!</?font.*?>!', '', $string);

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Matteo Riva · Accepted Answer · 2009-12-03 19:58:32Z

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$string = preg_replace('#</?font.*?>#', '', $string);

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