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Asked: June 7, 20262026-06-07T06:36:45+00:00 2026-06-07T06:36:45+00:00

Possible Duplicate: PHP Regex Get Text Between BBCode Tags I have a text like:

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PHP Regex Get Text Between BBCode Tags

I have a text like:

[lang_de]Content in German[/lang_de][lang_en]Content in English[/lang_en].

I want to replace all text between [lang_en] and [/lang_en] including the opening and closing language tag.

This is my current regex:

UPDATE wp_posts SET post_content = '" . addslashes(preg_replace("/[lang_en](.*)[\/lang_en]/", '', $row['post_content'])) . "' WHERE ID = " . $row['ID']

With this regex, I do not get a valid results. It also replaces in html tags and so on.

What would be the correct regex?

This is a text example:

[lang_de]
<!--more-->
<div class="s-desc">
<br/>
Länge: 3:50 min | Tempo: 125 bpm
<p>
Text<br/>
</p>
<p>
<a href="#">LoFi-Version zum Testeinsatz in Ihrem Projekt hier downloaden</a>.     (Rechstklick-->Ziel speichern unter...)<br/>
Die Nutzung dieser LoFi-Version ist ausschließlich für Testzwecke erlaubt!
</p>
</div>
[/lang_de]


[lang_en]<!--more-->
<div class="s-desc">
<br/>
Length: 3:50 min | Tempo: 125 bpm
<p>
Text<br/>
</p>
<p>
<a href="#">Download a lofi-version to test with your project here</a>. (right-click-->save target as...)<br/>
The usage of this lofi-version is permitted for testing purposes only!
</p>
</div>
[/lang_en]

The result shall look like this:

<!--more-->
<div class="s-desc">
<br/>
Länge: 3:50 min | Tempo: 125 bpm
<p>
Text<br/>
</p>
<p>
<a href="#">LoFi-Version zum Testeinsatz in Ihrem Projekt hier downloaden</a>.     (Rechstklick-->Ziel speichern unter...)<br/>
Die Nutzung dieser LoFi-Version ist ausschließlich für Testzwecke erlaubt!
</p>
</div>
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    2026-06-07T06:36:46+00:00Added an answer on June 7, 2026 at 6:36 am
    preg_replace("/\[lang_en](.*?)\[\/lang_en]/s", '', $text);
                                ^              ^
                              lazy             |
                                       '.' matches newlines as well
    

    Simple test here.

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