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  • All Tokens
  • Common Tokens
  • General Tokens
  • Anchors
  • Meta Sequences
  • Quantifiers
  • Group Constructs
  • Character Classes
  • Flags/Modifiers
  • Substitution
  • A single character of: a, b or c
    [abc]
  • A character except: a, b or c
    [^abc]
  • A character in the range: a-z
    [a-z]
  • A character not in the range: a-z
    [^a-z]
  • A character in the range: a-z or A-Z
    [a-zA-Z]
  • Any single character
    .
  • Alternate - match either a or b
    a|b
  • Any whitespace character
    \s
  • Any non-whitespace character
    \S
  • Any digit
    \d
  • Any non-digit
    \D
  • Any word character
    \w
  • Any non-word character
    \W
  • Non-capturing group
    (?:...)
  • Capturing group
    (...)
  • Zero or one of a
    a?
  • Zero or more of a
    a*
  • One or more of a
    a+
  • Exactly 3 of a
    a{3}
  • 3 or more of a
    a{3,}
  • Between 3 and 6 of a
    a{3,6}
  • Start of string
    ^
  • End of string
    $
  • A word boundary
    \b
  • Non-word boundary
    \B

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$re = '/^([A-Z]+): (.*(?:\r?\n(?![A-Z]+: ).*)*)/m'; $str = 'SQL: SELECT `translation`.`string`, `translation`.`translate` FROM `translation` WHERE (store_id IN (0 , :store_id)) AND (locale = :locale) ORDER BY `store_id` ASC BIND: array ( \':locale\' => \'en_US\', \':store_id\' => \'3\', ) AFF: 0 TIME: 0.0003 TRACE: #1 xxx\\Framework\\DB\\Logger\\File[xxx\\Framework\\DB\\Logger\\LoggerAbstract]#0000000028783cd000000000748608f7#->getStats(\'query\', \'SELECT `translat...\', array(\':locale\' => \'en_US\', \':store_id\' => 3), &xxx\\Framework\\DB\\Statement\\Pdo\\Mysql#0000000028783e1900000000748608f7#) called at [vendor/xxx/framework/DB/Logger/File.php:67] #2 xxx\\Framework\\DB\\Logger\\File#0000000028783cd000000000748608f7#->logStats(\'query\', \'SELECT `translat...\', array(\':locale\' => \'en_US\', \':store_id\' => 3), &xxx\\Framework\\DB\\Statement\\Pdo\\Mysql#0000000028783e1900000000748608f7#) called at [vendor/xxx/framework/DB/Logger/LoggerProxy.php:152] #3 xxx\\Framework\\DB\\Logger\\LoggerProxy#0000000028783cba00000000748608f7#->logStats(\'query\', \'SELECT `translat...\', array(\':locale\' => \'en_US\', \':store_id\' => 3), &xxx\\Framework\\DB\\Statement\\Pdo\\Mysql#0000000028783e1900000000748608f7#) called at [vendor/xxx/framework/DB/Adapter/Pdo/Mysql.php:547] #4 xxx\\Framework\\DB\\Adapter\\Pdo\\Mysql\\Interceptor[xxx\\Framework\\DB\\Adapter\\Pdo\\Mysql]#0000000028783ca800000000748608f7#->_query(\'SELECT `translat...\', array(\':locale\' => \'en_US\', \':store_id\' => 3)) called at [vendor/xxx/framework/DB/Adapter/Pdo/Mysql.php:613] #5 xxx\\Framework\\DB\\Adapter\\Pdo\\Mysql\\Interceptor[xxx\\Framework\\DB\\Adapter\\Pdo\\Mysql]#0000000028783ca800000000748608f7#->query(&xxx\\Framework\\DB\\Select#0000000028783eea00000000748608f7#, array(\':locale\' => \'en_US\', \':store_id\' => 3)) called at [generated/code/xxx/Framework/DB/Adapter/Pdo/Mysql/Interceptor.php:128] #6 xxx\\Framework\\DB\\Adapter\\Pdo\\Mysql\\Interceptor#0000000028783ca800000000748608f7#->query(&xxx\\Framework\\DB\\Select#0000000028783eea00000000748608f7#, array(\':locale\' => \'en_US\', \':store_id\' => 3)) called at [vendor/xxx/zendframework1/library/Zend/Db/Adapter/Abstract.php:811] #7 xxx\\Framework\\DB\\Adapter\\Pdo\\Mysql\\Interceptor[Zend_Db_Adapter_Abstract]#0000000028783ca800000000748608f7#->fetchPairs(&xxx\\Framework\\DB\\Select#0000000028783eea00000000748608f7#, array(\':locale\' => \'en_US\', \':store_id\' => 3)) called at [generated/code/xxx/Framework/DB/Adapter/Pdo/Mysql/Interceptor.php:1610] #8 xxx\\Framework\\DB\\Adapter\\Pdo\\Mysql\\Interceptor#0000000028783ca800000000748608f7#->fetchPairs(&xxx\\Framework\\DB\\Select#0000000028783eea00000000748608f7#, array(\':locale\' => \'en_US\', \':store_id\' => 3)) called at [vendor/xxx/module-translation/Model/ResourceModel/Translate.php:90] #9 xxx\\Translation\\Model\\ResourceModel\\Translate#0000000028783eeb00000000748608f7#->getTranslationArray(3, \'en_US\') called at [generated/code/xxx/Framework/Translate/ResourceInterface/Proxy.php:95] #10 xxx\\Framework\\Translate\\ResourceInterface\\Proxy#0000000028783ecd00000000748608f7#->getTranslationArray(NULL, \'en_US\') called at [vendor/xxx/framework/Translate.php:380] #11 xxx\\TranslationGenerator\\Model\\Import\\Translate[xxx\\Framework\\Translate]#0000000028783ede00000000748608f7#->_loadDbTranslation() called at [vendor/xxx/translation-generator/Model/Import/Translate.php:130] #12 xxx\\TranslationGenerator\\Model\\Import\\Translate#0000000028783ede00000000748608f7#->loadData(\'frontend\', false) called at [vendor/xxx/framework/App/Area.php:245] #13 xxx\\Framework\\App\\Area#0000000028783ec600000000748608f7#->_initTranslate() called at [vendor/xxx/framework/App/Area.php:216] #14 xxx\\Framework\\App\\Area#0000000028783ec600000000748608f7#->_loadPart(\'translate\') called at [vendor/xxx/framework/App/Area.php:143] #15 xxx\\Framework\\App\\Area#0000000028783ec600000000748608f7#->load(\'translate\') called at [vendor/xxx/framework/View/DesignLoader.php:55] #16 xxx\\Framework\\View\\DesignLoader#0000000028783ec200000000748608f7#->load() called at [vendor/xxx/framework/App/Action/Plugin/Design.php:48] #17 xxx\\Framework\\App\\Action\\Plugin\\Design#0000000028783edd00000000748608f7#->beforeDispatch(&xxx\\Customer\\Controller\\Section\\Load\\Interceptor#0000000028783ed400000000748608f7#, &xxx\\Framework\\App\\Request\\Http#0000000028783d0b00000000748608f7#) called at [vendor/xxx/framework/Interception/Interceptor.php:121] #18 xxx\\Customer\\Controller\\Section\\Load\\Interceptor#0000000028783ed400000000748608f7#->xxx\\Framework\\Interception\\{closure}(&xxx\\Framework\\App\\Request\\Http#0000000028783d0b00000000748608f7#) called at [vendor/xxx/framework/Interception/Interceptor.php:153] #19 xxx\\Customer\\Controller\\Section\\Load\\Interceptor#0000000028783ed400000000748608f7#->___callPlugins(\'dispatch\', array(&xxx\\Framework\\App\\Request\\Http#0000000028783d0b00000000748608f7#), array(array(\'designLoader\', \'customerNotifica...\', \'catalog_app_acti...\', \'tax-app-action-d...\', \'weee-app-action-...\', \'storeCheck\', \'contextPlugin\', \'customer-app-act...\', \'customer-segment...\'))) called at [generated/code/xxx/Customer/Controller/Section/Load/Interceptor.php:39] #20 xxx\\Customer\\Controller\\Section\\Load\\Interceptor#0000000028783ed400000000748608f7#->dispatch(&xxx\\Framework\\App\\Request\\Http#0000000028783d0b00000000748608f7#) called at [vendor/xxx/framework/App/FrontController.php:162] #21 xxx\\Framework\\App\\FrontController\\Interceptor[xxx\\Framework\\App\\FrontController]#0000000028783ce800000000748608f7#->processRequest(&xxx\\Framework\\App\\Request\\Http#0000000028783d0b00000000748608f7#, &xxx\\Customer\\Controller\\Section\\Load\\Interceptor#0000000028783ed400000000748608f7#) called at [vendor/xxx/framework/App/FrontController.php:98] #22 xxx\\Framework\\App\\FrontController\\Interceptor[xxx\\Framework\\App\\FrontController]#0000000028783ce800000000748608f7#->dispatch(&xxx\\Framework\\App\\Request\\Http#0000000028783d0b00000000748608f7#) called at [vendor/xxx/framework/Interception/Interceptor.php:58] #23 xxx\\Framework\\App\\FrontController\\Interceptor#0000000028783ce800000000748608f7#->___callParent(\'dispatch\', array(&xxx\\Framework\\App\\Request\\Http#0000000028783d0b00000000748608f7#)) called at [vendor/xxx/framework/Interception/Interceptor.php:138] #24 xxx\\Framework\\App\\FrontController\\Interceptor#0000000028783ce800000000748608f7#->xxx\\Framework\\Interception\\{closure}(&xxx\\Framework\\App\\Request\\Http#0000000028783d0b00000000748608f7#) called at [vendor/xxx/module-store/App/FrontController/Plugin/RequestPreprocessor.php:99] #25 xxx\\Store\\App\\FrontController\\Plugin\\RequestPreprocessor#0000000028783f0400000000748608f7#->aroundDispatch(&xxx\\Framework\\App\\FrontController\\Interceptor#0000000028783ce800000000748608f7#, &Closure#0000000028783c2500000000748608f7#, &xxx\\Framework\\App\\Request\\Http#0000000028783d0b00000000748608f7#) called at [vendor/xxx/framework/Interception/Interceptor.php:135] #26 xxx\\Framework\\App\\FrontController\\Interceptor#0000000028783ce800000000748608f7#->xxx\\Framework\\Interception\\{closure}(&xxx\\Framework\\App\\Request\\Http#0000000028783d0b00000000748608f7#) called at [vendor/xxx/module-page-cache/Model/App/FrontController/BuiltinPlugin.php:73] #27 xxx\\PageCache\\Model\\App\\FrontController\\BuiltinPlugin#0000000028783c5a00000000748608f7#->aroundDispatch(&xxx\\Framework\\App\\FrontController\\Interceptor#0000000028783ce800000000748608f7#, &Closure#0000000028783c2500000000748608f7#, &xxx\\Framework\\App\\Request\\Http#0000000028783d0b00000000748608f7#) called at [vendor/xxx/framework/Interception/Interceptor.php:135] #28 xxx\\Framework\\App\\FrontController\\Interceptor#0000000028783ce800000000748608f7#->xxx\\Framework\\Interception\\{closure}(&xxx\\Framework\\App\\Request\\Http#0000000028783d0b00000000748608f7#) called at [vendor/xxx/framework/Interception/Interceptor.php:153] #29 xxx\\Framework\\App\\FrontController\\Interceptor#0000000028783ce800000000748608f7#->___callPlugins(\'dispatch\', array(&xxx\\Framework\\App\\Request\\Http#0000000028783d0b00000000748608f7#), NULL) called at [generated/code/xxx/Framework/App/FrontController/Interceptor.php:26] #30 xxx\\Framework\\App\\FrontController\\Interceptor#0000000028783ce800000000748608f7#->dispatch(&xxx\\Framework\\App\\Request\\Http#0000000028783d0b00000000748608f7#) called at [vendor/xxx/framework/App/Http.php:116] #31 xxx\\Framework\\App\\Http\\Interceptor[xxx\\Framework\\App\\Http]#0000000028783d4700000000748608f7#->launch() called at [generated/code/xxx/Framework/App/Http/Interceptor.php:24] #32 xxx\\Framework\\App\\Http\\Interceptor#0000000028783d4700000000748608f7#->launch() called at [vendor/xxx/framework/App/Bootstrap.php:261] #33 xxx\\Framework\\App\\Bootstrap#0000000028783d9c00000000748608f7#->run(&xxx\\Framework\\App\\Http\\Interceptor#0000000028783d4700000000748608f7#) called at [pub/index.php:49]'; preg_match_all($re, $str, $matches, PREG_SET_ORDER, 0); // Print the entire match result var_dump($matches);

Please keep in mind that these code samples are automatically generated and are not guaranteed to work. If you find any syntax errors, feel free to submit a bug report. For a full regex reference for PHP, please visit: http://php.net/manual/en/ref.pcre.php