How to use preg_match() for the following problem?

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how to use preg_match() to compare it with a string starting with a particular string and ending with another particular string eg .. "Hello[some other text]Bye" ... It should be something like preg_match("/^Hello Bye$/","Hello[some other text]Bye")) . Can any one help?

What I have tried:

i tried to insert . but it worked only for one character in between Hello and Bye

Posted 4-Jul-17 1:00am

Yogesh Kumar

Updated 4-Jul-17 2:45am

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Richard Deeming · Answer 1 · 2017-07-04T02:45:00

See: PHP: PCRE Patterns - Manual[^]

In particular: PHP: Repetition - Manual[^]

PHP

// If the other text is optional:
preg_match("/^Hello.*Bye$/","Hello[some other text]Bye"))

// If the other text is required:
preg_match("/^Hello.+Bye$/","Hello[some other text]Bye"))

// If the other text must be at least five characters:
preg_match("/^Hello.{5,}Bye$/","Hello[some other text]Bye"))