preg_replace replacing html tags

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So

I have code :

$wzor = '/^<span class=\"person\">(.*?)</span>/';
$text = str_replace($wzor, '', $text);

I want to remove all spans with class person from my text but my code doesn't work

my input is like:

<ul>
    <li><span class="label">Spółdzielnia Socjalna Giełda Pracy</span><span class="person">0zł brutto</span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
    <li><span class="label">LOYD SPÓŁKA AKCYJNA</span><span class="person">0zł brutto</span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
    <li><span class="label">Loyd 8 Sp. z o.o.</span><span class="person">0zł brutto</span></li>
    <li><span class="label">Loyd 1 Sp. z o.o.</span><span class="person">0zł brutto</span></li>
    <li><span class="label">Loyd 7 Sp. z o.o.</span><span class="person">0zł brutto</span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
    <li><span class="label">Spółdzielnia Socjalna Giełda Pracy</span><span class="person">0zł brutto</span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
    <li><span class="label">Spółdzielnia Socjalna Icelandia</span><span class="person">0zł brutto</span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
    <li><span class="label">Spółdzielnia Socjalna Giełda Pracy</span><span class="person">0zł brutto</span></li>
</ul>bonusbonus
<ul>
    <li><span class="label">Spółdzielnia Socjalna Giełda Pracy</span><span class="person">0zł brutto</span></li>
</ul>bonus

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2014-11-27 13:43:49 +00:00
Commented Nov 27, 2014 at 13:43 — cvsguimaraes
– cvsguimaraes, Commented Nov 27, 2014 at 13:43

FrancoisBaveye · Accepted Answer · 2014-11-27 13:48:26Z

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The ^ at the start forces the match to be at the beginning of the string. Also, there is an unescaped / in </span>

This should work :

$wzor = '/<span class=\"person\">(.*?)<\/span>/';

Also use preg_replace instead of str_replace. ;)

edited Nov 27, 2014 at 13:48

answered Nov 27, 2014 at 13:44

FrancoisBaveye

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axiac Over a year ago

You can use a different character as delimiter if you need to use '/' in your regexp. And there is no need to escape the quotes. $wzor = '#<span class="person">(.*?)</span>#' is easier to read.

ofrommel · Accepted Answer · 2014-11-27 13:50:38Z

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If you want to use Regular Expressions, you need to use the preg_replace() function. Also there was an error in your regex, that did not escape the slash character. This one works:

<span class=\"person(.*?)<\/span>

edited Nov 27, 2014 at 13:50

answered Nov 27, 2014 at 13:44

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