ShadowMetis Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 For some reason my preg_replace() is only replacing the first matched $pattern in the $subject. Before this the $pattern and $replacement were arrays and the second half worked flawlessly to replace all the matches, however I separated it out to try to isolate the problem. No luck though. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. This is the snippet of $subject that is the target of this replacement. <a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&search=blaz&fulltext=Search&offset=20&limit=20">2</a> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&search=blaz&fulltext=Search&offset=40&limit=20">3</a> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&search=blaz&fulltext=Search&offset=60&limit=20">4</a> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&search=blaz&fulltext=Search&offset=80&limit=20">5</a> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&search=blaz&fulltext=Search&offset=20&limit=20"><span style='font-size: small'>Next</span> »</a> This is the pattern, replacement, and preg_replace() code. $pattern = "/<a href=\"\/w\/index\.php\?title=Special:Search&search=(.+)&fulltext=Search&offset=(\d+)&limit=(\d+)\">(.+)<\/a>/"; $replace = '<a href="' . $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] . '?submit=true&fulltext=Search&search=${1}&offset=${2}&limit=${3}">${4}</a>'; $result = preg_replace($pattern, $replace, $result); Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/60476-solved-preg_replace-is-only-replacing-the-first-match/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowMetis Posted July 18, 2007 Author Share Posted July 18, 2007 Ok it's obvious to me at this point that my problem lies with the pattern. I've tried a few different things with adverse results. I don't have all that much experience with PCRE so if anyone can help me figure out the best pattern to use I'd love you for a few minutes and be grateful for even longer. Thanks in advance. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/60476-solved-preg_replace-is-only-replacing-the-first-match/#findComment-300910 Share on other sites More sharing options...
clearstatcache Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 u state what part of the string u want to replace, the string, and ur replacement string...... Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/60476-solved-preg_replace-is-only-replacing-the-first-match/#findComment-300920 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowMetis Posted July 18, 2007 Author Share Posted July 18, 2007 Please read the first post carefully. All applicable information is included. Though my pattern may be incorrect, I believe it clearly shows what it is I'm trying to accomplish. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/60476-solved-preg_replace-is-only-replacing-the-first-match/#findComment-300934 Share on other sites More sharing options...
clearstatcache Posted July 18, 2007 Share Posted July 18, 2007 what are u trying to do.....u are searching string1 in string2 where string1 occured in string2 not just once and u want to replace all its occurences by the replacement string? Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/60476-solved-preg_replace-is-only-replacing-the-first-match/#findComment-300945 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowMetis Posted July 18, 2007 Author Share Posted July 18, 2007 After many attempts I went back to my original pattern and added the U(ungreedy) internal option (ie. /pattern/U) as I originally assumed was my problem but for some stupid reason never bothered to try. Thanks anyway. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/60476-solved-preg_replace-is-only-replacing-the-first-match/#findComment-300958 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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