php preg_replace question.. how to get rid of a space?

Question

$thisdate = '2011-01-18 14:52:33';

$security = preg_replace('/[^\d\s]/', '', $thisdate);

echo $security;

This results in 20110118 145233

How would i get rid of the space?

Thanks.

Teneff · Accepted Answer · 2011-07-18 14:51:43Z

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your regex matches everything that is not(^) digit(\d) or space(\s)

so if you remove the \s

preg_replace('/[^\d]/', '', $thisdate);

will replace everything except digits

answered Jul 18, 2011 at 14:51

Teneff

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Andrea · Accepted Answer · 2011-07-18 14:50:13Z

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take the \s out of the regex

answered Jul 18, 2011 at 14:50

Andrea

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Charles Sprayberry · Accepted Answer · 2011-07-18 14:55:17Z

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While changing the regex is definitely the superior answer...

str_replace can also work.

$security = str_replace($security, '\s', '');

answered Jul 18, 2011 at 14:55

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