[SOLVED] How to replace a number/section of a string?

[virtuexru]

OK. So I have a string that for example is:

 

<?php

$description = "Please call 917-000-0000. Than you.";

?>

 

I want to either just completely strip the "917-000-0000" or replace it with another number. What's the easiest way to go about doing this?

[premiso]

preg_replace

 

Would be the easiest. I am not great at regex but it would be something like:

 

<?php
$description = "Please call 917-000-0000. Than you.";
$replacement = ""; // replace it with nothing

$description = preg_replace('/\d/', $replacement, $description);

echo $description;
?>

 

I highly doubt that will work, but that is the idea. Just note the above code will not replace the "-" in the number.

[virtuexru]

Figured out it using that, thank you. Here was my final code:

 

<?php
  // remove number
  $string          = $content;
  $pattern       = '/718-555-5454/';
  $replacement = "001-203-509-1105"; // replace it with nothing

  $description   = preg_replace($pattern, $replacement, $string);	
?>