Hi, I am using the regex: $st='@cfcfcf|7a7a7a|777777|6|dedede|858585|fghtytyjtjt@@cfcfcf|7a7a7a|777777|6|dedede|858585|rrrreeee@@cfcfcf|7a7a7a|777777|6|dedede|858585|brown@' $st = preg_replace('!@.*?brown?@!s', '', $st); to strip between @ and @ when 'brown' is found. This may or may not be the last in the ...