Question

In PHP, how to remove string between Active/End Date parenthesis?

For example:

$String1  = "Text Text - (Active Date: 12-03-2011 , End Date:12-03-2013)";
$String2  = "Free Free Text Text(2000 min)-Ret - (Active Date: 12-03-2011 , End Date: )";

I want $String1 to replace to: “Text Text”

and $String2 to “Free Free Text Text(2000 min)-Ret”

Answer 1

This will do.

$pattern = '/\s*\-\s*\(\s*Active[^\)]+\)/';
$String1 = preg_replace($pattern, '', $String1);
$String2 = preg_replace($pattern, '', $String2);