Problem using ereg_replace to replace multiple sets of opening and closing tags

[JimJamJammin]

I have discovered that if I was to have the following code:

[ img ]image.gif[ /img ]    Some text here   [ img ]anotherimage.gif[ /img ]

Instead of replacing the content between each set of tags in turn, instead it first takes the first [ img ] tag and the last [ /img ] tag. Hence it replaces it with:

< img src="image.gif[ /img ] Some text here [ img ]anotherimage.gif" >

I assume a way to solve this problem would be to make sure [ /img ] or [ img ] is not in the image address of the regular expression (i.e. between the two tags there is no embedded image tag.

Could someone please help?
Thanks

Jamie

[matt_4013]

Hi there, I'd use a PCRE for this, rather than an ereg. Will be more efficient.

Try this:

echo preg_replace("#\\[img\\](.*?)\\[/img\\]#si", "<img src=\\"\\\\1\\">", $string);