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<?php $text = 'I have *something* for you'; $nota="something"; echo preg_replace("/\*($nota)\*/i", "<span style=\"background:#FFFF00;\">$1</span>", $text );
Output for 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 - 8.1.34, 8.2.0 - 8.2.30, 8.3.0 - 8.3.30, 8.4.1 - 8.4.18, 8.5.0 - 8.5.3
I have <span style="background:#FFFF00;">something</span> for you
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103.05 ms | 1487 KiB | 4 Q