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<?php // https://regex101.com/r/dxft9p/1 $string = 'Directed by David Fincher. Written by Jim Uhls. Based on the novel by Chuck Palahniuk.'; $regex = '#Directed by (?<director>\w+\s?\w+). Written by (?<author>\w+\s?\w+)#'; preg_match($regex, $string, $matches); echo 'Director - '.$matches['director']."\n"; echo 'Author - '.$matches['author'];
Output for 5.6.0 - 5.6.40, 7.0.0 - 7.0.33, 7.1.0 - 7.1.33, 7.2.0 - 7.2.33, 7.3.0 - 7.3.33, 7.4.0 - 7.4.33, 8.0.0 - 8.0.30, 8.1.0 - 8.1.33, 8.2.0 - 8.2.29, 8.3.0 - 8.3.26, 8.4.1 - 8.4.13
Director - David Fincher Author - Jim Uhls

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