$re = '/type:: Coffee Shop\naddress::/m';
$str = '- Perk Cafe
type:: Coffee Shop
address:: 123 Main St.
serves_food:: Yes
- Daily Boo
type:: Thee Shop
address:: 10 Broadway
serves_food:: No
- Daily Joe
type:: Coffee Shop
address:: 10 Broadway
serves_food:: No
';
preg_match_all($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