- preg_replace: documentation ( source)
<?php
$str = 'ajf097ebalu42784693052895=gs 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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10
20
30 ! " # $ % & \'
40 ( ) * + , - . / 0 1
50 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 : ;
60 < = > ? @ A B C D E
70 F G H I J K L M N O
80 P Q R S T U V W X Y
90 Z [ \ ] ^ _ ` a b crg@%$Udtth245456769-_23574690-_-+rwyeyfw,./\',mnbvcxzawerty`';
echo preg_replace('~[^\d]~', '~~', '', $str);