<?php
$subject = "You have been assigned to the job #3 Megastar 4(01923033)
OSD jackpot needs adjusting.
The job is for Icon's Stadium Bar - GMV1028.
The job machines are - 01980414 , - 01923033 , - 07993682
This job has a priority of Non-Critical Fault / Medium.
The job is scheduled for Monday, 14 July, 2014 at 02:29 PM.";
$var['machine']="1Action == machine";
preg_match("/(?<!\d)\d{8}(?!\d)/", striptags($subject), $matches);
$var['serial']=$matches[0];
print_r($var['machine']);
print_r($var['serial']);
Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function striptags() in /in/eqAPS:16
Stack trace:
#0 {main}
thrown in /in/eqAPS on line 16
Process exited with code 255.