- preg_match_all: documentation ( source)
<?php
preg_match_all("|<[^>]+>()</[^>]+>|U",
"<b>example: </b><div align=left>this is a test</div>",
$out, PREG_PATTERN_ORDER);
echo $out[0][0].", ".$out[0][1]."\n";
echo $out[1][0].", ".$out[1][1]."\n";
?>