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$new_string &nbsp; = &nbsp; &nbsp;preg_replace (&quot;\&lt;a.*&gt;\i&quot;,&quot;&quot;,$string);<br />

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$new_string   =    preg_replace ("\<a.*>\i","",$string);


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Thanks although this does not seem to work.<br />
<br />
I am using the following code:<br />
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//--<br />
$string='Client has to pay MX solicitors fee &lt;a href=&quot;<a href="http://www.tbmc.co.uk/downloads/MXSolicitorsFees.pdf" rel="ugc">http://www.tbmc.co.uk/downloads/MXSolicitorsFees.pdf</a>&quot;&gt;Click here for details&lt;/a&gt; Great long term fixed rate for limited companies!';<br />
$new_string=preg_replace (&quot;\&lt;a.*&gt;\i&quot;,&quot;&quot;,$string);<br />
echo $new_string;<br />
//--<br />
<br />
Nothings prints out and am getting the following error message;<br />
<br />
//--<br />
PHP Warning: preg_replace(): Delimiter must not be alphanumeric or backslash in /home/l/a/landfund/public_<wbr />html/test.<wbr />php on line 11<br />
//--<br />
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Thanks although this does not seem to work.

I am using the following code:

//--
$string='Client has to pay MX solicitors fee <a href="http://www.tbmc.co.uk/downloads/MXSolicitorsFees.pdf [http://www.tbmc.co.uk/downloads/MXSolicitorsFees.pdf]">Click here for details</a> Great long term fixed rate for limited companies!';
$new_string=preg_replace ("\<a.*>\i","",$string);
echo $new_string;
//--

Nothings prints out and am getting the following error message;

//--
PHP Warning: preg_replace(): Delimiter must not be alphanumeric or backslash in /home/l/a/landfund/public_html/test.php on line 11
//--



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Hi There,<br />
<br />
I need to completly remove html links from a php string. How can I do this? for example;<br />
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$string='Client has to pay MX solicitors fee &lt;a href=&quot;<a href="http://www.tbmc.co.uk/downloads/MXSolicitorsFees.pdf" rel="ugc">http://www.tbmc.co.uk/downloads/MXSolicitorsFees.pdf</a>&quot;&gt;Click here for details&lt;/a&gt; Great long term fixed rate for limited companies!';<br />
<br />
I woulld like to change to;<br />
<br />
$new_string='Client has to pay MX solicitors fee Great long term fixed rate for limited companies!';<br />
<br />
Thanks for your help<br />
<br />
Simon.
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Hi There,

I need to completly remove html links from a php string. How can I do this? for example;

$string='Client has to pay MX solicitors fee <a href="http://www.tbmc.co.uk/downloads/MXSolicitorsFees.pdf">Click here for details</a> Great long term fixed rate for limited companies!';

I woulld like to change to;

$new_string='Client has to pay MX solicitors fee Great long term fixed rate for limited companies!';

Thanks for your help

Simon.

Remove links from a php string

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