Online PHP editor | output for SjZpT

<?php $exp = '/[\s\S]*\{%[\s\S]*for[\s\S]*ad[\s\S]*in[\s\S]*ads[\s\S]*%\}/'; $string = "{% for ad in ads %} sdfksjf {% for ad in ads %} sdfksjf2 {% for ad in ads %} sdfksjf3"; /* function str_lreplace($search, $replace, $subject) { return preg_replace('~(.*)' . preg_quote($search, '~') . '~', '$1' . $replace, $subject, 1); } echo str_lreplace($exp,'',$string); */ $end_loop_regex = '/[\.\s\S]*\{%[\s\S]*endfor[\s\S]*%\}/'; $endfor_str = "{% endfor%}1 {% endfor %}2 {%endfor%}3 {% endfor%}4"; $arr = preg_split($end_loop_regex,$endfor_str,0,PREG_SPLIT_DELIM_CAPTURE); print_r($arr); //$last_end_for_pos = strrpos($return,'{% endfor %}'); //$return = substr($return,0,$last_end_for_pos);