preg_match_all with multilines?

[guitarist809]

Hello, I have the following code:

$block_pattern = '#<!-- BEGIN (.*?) -->(.*?)<!-- END (.*?) -->#';

$str = "
<!-- BEGIN TYPE1 -->Text inbetwee
	adfsdfdfadn comments  ' 
	] [ { } stuff<!-- END TYPEe1 -->
<!-- BEGIN SWITCH LOGIN -->[asdf]<!-- END SWITCH LOGIN -->";

preg_match_all($block_pattern, $str, $matches);

echo ("<pre>");
print_r($matches);

echo "</pre>";

 

I'm trying to match something like this <!-- BEGIN name -->TEXT HERE<!-- END name -->

 

It works if its just one line, if it's like

<!-- BEGIN name -->TEXT

a
d
f
s
HERE<!-- END name -->

 

it doesn't match.

 

How can I match it if there's more than one line (and some tabs)?

[effigy]

Use the s modifier.

[guitarist809]

Thx

 

That seems to be what I'm missing.

 

One more question (sorry, I'm still really new to regex), where do I put the \s thing?

[wildteen88]

add s at the end of the regex pattern:

$block_pattern = '#<!-- BEGIN (.*?) -->(.*?)<!-- END (.*?) -->#s';

[guitarist809]

add s at the end of the regex pattern:

$block_pattern = '#<!-- BEGIN (.*?) -->(.*?)<!-- END (.*?) -->#s';

 

aww. it's so simple!

 

but THANK YOU!! IT WORKED!!

 

 

w00t!!!!

 

 

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[effigy]

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