Why this code display my/url/ instead of my/url ?
<?php
$url = "/my/url/";
echo preg_replace("#^/?(.+)/?$#","$1",$url);
?>
Why this code display my/url/ instead of my/url ? <?php $url = /my/url/; echo
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Why this code display my/url/ instead of my/url ?
<?php
$url = "/my/url/";
echo preg_replace("#^/?(.+)/?$#","$1",$url);
?>
Your
(.+)is greedy by default. Make it ungreedy by adding?after the+.CodePad.
You could also use
trim($url, '/'), which is a better fit than a regex.