How to perform multiple search using php regex?

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preg_match("/Designer:(.*?)|Created by:(.*?)\n/i",$sitesource,$designer);

Hi, Can anyone tell me how can I perform multiple searches? For example, if the "designer" keyword not found, then search for "created by" and so on

Wiktor Stribiżew · Accepted Answer · 2021-02-11 17:58:26Z

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You can use

preg_match_all("/(?:Created by|Designer):(.*)/i", $sitesource, $designer);

That is, use preg_match_all to match multiple occurrences and merge the two alternatives into a simpler (?:Created by|Designer):(.*) that means

answered Feb 11, 2021 at 17:58

Wiktor Stribiżew

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