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<?php $text = " &nbsp; &nbsp; <p>Hello World!&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Javascript development&nbsp;PHP Developer&nbsp;</p> &nbsp; &nbsp; "; $result = preg_replace(['/^((?:&nbsp;|\s)+)|(?1)$/', '/\s*&nbsp;(?:\s*&nbsp;)*\s*/', '/\s+/'], ['', '&nbsp;',' '], trim($text)); echo $result;
Output for 7.1.0 - 7.1.33, 7.2.0 - 7.2.34, 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
<p>Hello World!&nbsp;Javascript development&nbsp;PHP Developer&nbsp;</p>
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