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\"name\":\s+\"(?<name>[^\"]+)\",\s+\"result\":\s+(?<result>\w+)
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gm
\" matches the character " with index 3410 (2216 or 428) literally (case sensitive)
name
matches the characters name literally (case sensitive)
\" matches the character " with index 3410 (2216 or 428) literally (case sensitive)
: matches the character : with index 5810 (3A16 or 728) literally (case sensitive)
\s
matches any whitespace character (equivalent to [\r\n\t\f\v ])
+ matches the previous token between one and unlimited times, as many times as possible, giving back as needed (greedy)
\" matches the character " with index 3410 (2216 or 428) literally (case sensitive)
Named Capture Group name
(?<name>[^\"]+)
Match a single character not present in the list below
[^\"]
+ matches the previous token between one and unlimited times, as many times as possible, giving back as needed (greedy)
\" matches the character " with index 3410 (2216 or 428) literally (case sensitive)
\" matches the character " with index 3410 (2216 or 428) literally (case sensitive)
, matches the character , with index 4410 (2C16 or 548) literally (case sensitive)
\s
matches any whitespace character (equivalent to [\r\n\t\f\v ])
+ matches the previous token between one and unlimited times, as many times as possible, giving back as needed (greedy)
\" matches the character " with index 3410 (2216 or 428) literally (case sensitive)
result
matches the characters result literally (case sensitive)
\" matches the character " with index 3410 (2216 or 428) literally (case sensitive)
: matches the character : with index 5810 (3A16 or 728) literally (case sensitive)
\s
matches any whitespace character (equivalent to [\r\n\t\f\v ])
+ matches the previous token between one and unlimited times, as many times as possible, giving back as needed (greedy)
Named Capture Group result
(?<result>\w+)
\w
matches any word character (equivalent to [a-zA-Z0-9_])
+ matches the previous token between one and unlimited times, as many times as possible, giving back as needed (greedy)
Global pattern flags
g modifier: global. All matches (don't return after first match)
m modifier: multi line. Causes ^ and $ to match the begin/end of each line (not only begin/end of string)
Your regular expression does not match the subject string.Try launching the debugger to find out why.

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/
gm

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For a full regex reference for PHP, please visit: http://php.net/manual/en/ref.pcre.php

Regular Expressions 101

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