On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 9:29 AM, Pete <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am trying to clean up some text - example > > $x=preg_replace($rep, "abc", "<div class='his'><div > class='hers'><p>cheese</p>"); > > I want to end up with > abc<p>cheese</p> > > I had > $rep="/<div(.*)'>/"; > but that matches the LAST >, the one in </p>. > > I need it to match with "the first > after you have found <div" > > Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong, please? > Pete
Hi Pete, I tend to ask reg for any character that is not a >, like this... $rep = "/<div[^>]*>/"; Phill
