Re: reg exp problems

On Saturday 01 June 2002 23:56, Andrew Brampton wrote: > Hi, > I've never used a reg exp, but I was trying to do something simple, and I > just can't seem to do it :) > > I have a varible $fdata which contains the contents of a webpage, and I > want to strip out the <base> tag. > > I try: > $fdata = preg_replace("<base.*>","",$fdata); > > But its stripping out everything between the first "<base" and the last > ">" > on that line, instead of the of the ">" at the end of the base tag Try: (it should remove <base> & </base>) preg_replace("/(<base>)|(<\/base>)/", "", $fdata); *** Untested, use at your own risk *** -- Jason Wong -> Gremlins Associates -> www.gremlins.com.hk Open Source Software Systems Integrators * Web Design & Hosting * Internet & Intranet Applications Development * /* When you make your mark in the world, watch out for guys with erasers. -- The Wall Street Journal */