Replacing

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The ereg_replace( ) function takes a pattern, a replacement string, and a string in which to search. It returns a copy of the search string, with text that matched the pattern replaced with the replacement string:

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If the pattern has any grouped subpatterns, the matches are accessible by putting the characters \1 through \9 in the replacement string. For example, we can use ereg_replace( ) to replace characters wrapped with and tags with equivalent HTML tags:

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The eregi_replace( ) function is a case-insensitive form of ereg_replace( ). Its arguments and return values are the same as those for ereg_replace( ).