There's no </DOCTYPE> in that phrase. Try '@<!DOCTYPE[^>]*?>@si' Atkinson, Robert wrote: >I'm trying to strip out this text :- > ><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> > >Using this regex :- > >$search = array( > '@<script[^>]*?>.*?</script>@si', // Strip out >javascript > '@<!DOCTYPE[^>]*?>.*?</DOCTYPE>@si', // Strip out doctype >tags > '@<style[^>]*?>.*?</style>@siU', // Strip style tags >properly > '@<![\s\S]*?--[ \t\n\r]*>@' // Strip multi-line >comments including CDATA > ); > >$text = preg_replace($search, '', $text); > > >Any idea what I've got wrong in the 'DOCTYPE' section? > >Rob. > >*********************************************************************************** >Any opinions expressed in email are those of the individual and not necessarily those of the company. This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and solely for the use of the intended recipient >or entity to who they are addressed. It may contain material protected by attorney-client privilege. If you are not the intended recipient, or a person responsible for delivering to the intended recipient, be advised that you have received this email in error and that any use is strictly prohibited. > >Random House Group + 44 (0) 20 7840 8400 >http://www.randomhouse.co.uk >http://www.booksattransworld.co.uk >http://www.kidsatrandomhouse.co.uk >Generic email address - enquiries@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >Name & Registered Office: >THE RANDOM HOUSE GROUP LIMITED >20 VAUXHALL BRIDGE ROAD >LONDON >SW1V 2SA >Random House Group Ltd is registered in the United Kingdom with company No. 00954009, VAT number 102838980 >*********************************************************************************** > > > >PHP Data object relational mapping generator >http://www.metastorage.net/ >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > -- Robert M. Hanson Professor of Chemistry St. Olaf College Northfield, MN http://www.stolaf.edu/people/hansonr If nature does not answer first what we want, it is better to take what answer we get. -- Josiah Willard Gibbs, Lecture XXX, Monday, February 5, 1900