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Today, I have read a question on Stack Overflow, at here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/32151810/how-to-parse-this-text-block-into-variables-by-php

I have tried to do it with this code:

preg_match("/([a-zA-Z_]+)/", "[first_text] = [second_text, third_text] : [forth_text, fifth_text]", $matches);

When I tested it, it didn't work correctly:

echo $matches[0];
echo $matches[1];
echo $matches[2];
echo $matches[3];
echo $matches[4];

Will print:

first_textfirst_text

What is the error in my own PHP regex code?

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You need to use:

preg_match_all('/([a-zA-Z_]+)/', "[first_text] = [second_text, third_text] : [forth_text, fifth_text]", $matches);

preg_match_all will return all the matches using your regex whereas preg_match just gives you first match.

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