- preg_quote: documentation ( source)
- preg_replace: documentation ( source)
<?php
$originalString = 'Her (III.1) was the age of 2 years and 11 months. (shoulder a 4/5)';
$findStringArray = array("age", "(III.1)", "2", "months", "4");
foreach($findStringArray as $key => $value) {
$originalString = preg_replace('/(?<=^|[. ])'.preg_quote($value).'(?=[. ]|$)/i', "__", $originalString);
}
echo $originalString,"\n"; PHP_EOL;