PHP preg_match url

Question

I have a problem with preg_match in PHP.

I have URLs:

http://mysite.com/file/w867/2612512232
http://mysite.com/file/c3233/2123255464
etc.

I need URLs:

http://mysite.com/file/2612512232
http://mysite.com/file/2123255464

I must remove:

w867/
c3233/
etc.

Interrobang · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-22 06:27:21Z

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You don't necessarily need to use preg_match. parse_url() can do the job.

Just make sure to concatenate it all against without the part you don't want.

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answered Dec 22, 2011 at 6:20

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khael · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-22 06:20:51Z

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you could try a pattern like this:

"/(.*)\/([^/])*\/(.*)/"

and then with str_replace you can: $string = str_replace('/'.$matches[2], '', $string);

answered Dec 22, 2011 at 6:20

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Pawka · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-22 06:48:40Z

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preg_replace("|file/\w+/|", "file/", $url);

This will search for 1st pattern between "/" symbols just after "file/" part.

answered Dec 22, 2011 at 6:48

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