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<?php $pattern = '/^"(*SKIP)(*F)|"([^"]*)"/'; $str = "\"something \"something something\" and then \"something\" something \"\" test\""; echo preg_replace($pattern, "$1", $str);
Output for 7.1.0 - 7.1.25, 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 - 8.3.27, 8.4.1 - 8.4.14
"something something something and then something something test"
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