<?php
$text = "You have been assigned to the job #3 Megastar 4(01923033)
OSD jackpot needs adjusting.
The job is for Icon's Stadium Bar - GMV1028.
The job machines are - 01980414 , - 01923033 , - 07993682
This job has a priority of Non-Critical Fault / Medium.
The job is scheduled for Monday, 14 July, 2014 at 02:29 PM.";
preg_match_all("/(?<!\d)\d{8}(?!\d)/", $text, $matches);
echo($matches);
$regex = $matches & ".*?The job is for";
echo($regex);
preg_match_all("/$regex/", $text, $matches2);
print_r($matches2[0]);
Warning: Array to string conversion in /in/ChHa9 on line 10
Array
Fatal error: Uncaught TypeError: Unsupported operand types: array & string in /in/ChHa9:11
Stack trace:
#0 {main}
thrown in /in/ChHa9 on line 11
Process exited with code 255.