Hello Ashley,
<?
$string = trim($string);
$string = preg_replace("/<span class[^>]+>modified by.*?<\/span>\.$/is", "",
$string);
// remove the \. if it doesn't end in a full
stop ^
?>
Try that.
James
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> I have a variable ($description) that contains text data (pulled from
an MySQL DB). I need to delete the last few lines from that data. Prior to
the data getting submitted to the DB (during a different routine), the
following information gets added:
>
> $description .= "\n\n< span class=gensmall >Modified by
".$userdata[username]."< /span >.";
> (spaces added so the tags don't get parsed)
>
> Later in the routine, that data gets pulled back up for modification
and I need to delete that last bit from it. From the starting '\n' till the
end '< /span >.'...
>
> What's the best, and or easiest way to do this?
>
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