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Asked: 2026-05-13T16:26:44+00:00

I have a script that returns the following in a variable called $content <body>

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I have a script that returns the following in a variable called $content

<body>
<p><span class=\"c-sc\">dgdfgdf</span></p>
</body>

I however need to place everything between the body tag inside an array called matches

I do the following to match the stuff between the body tag

preg_match('/<body>(.*)<\/body>/',$content,$matches);

but the $mathces array is empty, how could I get it to return everything inside the body tag

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  1. Editorial Team

    You should not use regular expressions to parse HTML.

    Your particular problem in this case is you need to add the DOTALL modifier so that the dot matches newlines.

    preg_match('/<body>(.*)<\/body>/s', $content, $matches);

    But seriously, use an HTML parser instead. There are so many ways that the above regular expression can break.

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