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[PHP] Re: one pattern, one string, multiple results From: _lallous (elias_bachaalany <email protected>)
Date: 09/26/01

try this!
I don't know how effective is preg_replace w/ huge memory contents....but
this should work fine!

  $mem = "an arc is an archer, arc but what about marc and darcy?";
  $match = "arc";
  $count = 0;
  preg_replace("/\b$match\b/ie", "\$count++;", $mem);
  echo $count;

"Richard Baskett" <rick <email protected>> wrote in message
news:B7D6CB46.39A9%rick <email protected>
> I just can not seem to figure this out.
>
> If i have a pattern 'arc' and I want to search the string:
> "an arc is an archer, but what about marc and darcy?"
>
> How can I find out how many occurances of arc is within that string? I
know
> I can do an explode and then compare it, but when you have huge amounts of
> text... is this the best way? Or is there something better? Any help
would
> be great I have been struggling with this for awhile, since I really do
not
> want to explode, pun intended :)
>
> Rick
> 

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