- 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 - 8.1.33, 8.2.0 - 8.2.29, 8.3.0 - 8.3.25, 8.4.1 - 8.4.12
- Porcupines are<br /><br />porcupiney.
<?php
$string = "Porcupines\nare\n\n\n\nporcupiney.";
echo preg_replace('/(?:(?:\r\n|\r|\n)\s*){2}/s', "<br /><br />", $string);