[Resolved] parsing a string that has html tags

[Brown]

Hello again -

I have a variable that is assigned the contents of a html page...

i.e $var = $_POST["textarea"] // textarea is the name of a form textarea field that has html markup language in it

I would like to parse the string ($var)and add "THIS IS A TEST" when i find the pattern "<title>", for example.

Any ideas? Anyone?

Thanks for the help

[phprock]

I think you can try this code

$var=preg_replace("'<title[^>]*?>.*?</title>'si", "<title>This is my title</title>", $var);

or try this link
http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.ereg-replace.php

[Weedpacket]

preg_replace would be a lot easier than ereg_replace, however, so I'd go with the phprock's first suggestion.

[Brown]

thanks guys

I did not take into account that the > symbol would interfere with the php declaration <? or ?>