Quick PHP Code Tips and Examples

Regular Expression (Regex, for short) is a very powerful feature in the PHP programming language. It is useful for manipulating strings using a set of well-defined rules.

However the often complex syntax rules used in Regex can prove to be a challenge to some. Thankfully, the folks at PHPGure has produced a nice and easy to read PCRE Cheat Sheet which contains commonly use Regex syntax like (\w) (\d) (\s) as a source of reference.

Download PCRE (Perl Compatible Regular Expression) Cheat Sheet (pdf) here

p/s: I've personally have the cheat sheet plastered on the wall of my room to remind me of the common regex shortcut (yes, I'm sucks at regex).

Tags: pcre, perl, php, regex, regular expression