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Asked: May 27, 20262026-05-27T14:08:18+00:00 2026-05-27T14:08:18+00:00

I have a string: $string = ‘<a href=/news/blablalba>some text</a>’; I need to add target=_blank

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I have a string:

$string = '<a href="/news/blablalba">some text</a>';

I need to add target="_blank" attribute inside tag above and http://mysite.kz before /news/blablabla.

preg_replace("/<a href=\"\/(.*)\">(.*)<\/a>/iU", "<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/(.*)\">(.*)\">(.*)<\/a>", $string);

code above won’t works. Help please!

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$match1 = preg_replace("/<a href=\"\/(.*)\">(.*)<\/a>/i", "<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http://nashmir.kz/$1\">$2</a>", $string);
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    2026-05-27T14:08:18+00:00Added an answer on May 27, 2026 at 2:08 pm

    preg_replace('/^<a\s+(href=")(\/news\/)/i', '<a target="_blank" $1http://mysite.kz$2')

    Rule of thumb: you only need to match what is necessary. Except in very rare cases, you never need to match the whole input.

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