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Asked: May 11, 20262026-05-11T22:40:21+00:00 2026-05-11T22:40:21+00:00

$count_sql = preg_replace(/SELECT(.+?)FROM/, SELECT COUNT(*) FROM, $sql); It’s probably pretty obvious what I’m trying

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$count_sql = preg_replace("/SELECT(.+?)FROM/", "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM", $sql);

It’s probably pretty obvious what I’m trying to do, but I am terrible with regex.

I need to replace anything between SELECT and FROM with COUNT(*).

Tried using (.+), (.+?), (.*), and (.*?).

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    2026-05-11T22:40:21+00:00Added an answer on May 11, 2026 at 10:40 pm

    It looks OK… does your SQL contain newlines? If so, you’ll need the s modifier:

    $count_sql = preg_replace("/SELECT(.+?)FROM/s", "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM", $sql);
    
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