[PHP] Parse a string between two strings

php_find_string_between_strings.php

<?php
// PHP – parse a string between two strings
// Credits: http://www.justin-cook.com/wp/2006/03/31/php-parse-a-string-between-two-strings/

function get_string_between($string, $start, $end){
	$string = " ".$string;
	$ini = strpos($string,$start);
	if ($ini == 0) return "";
	$ini += strlen($start);   
	$len = strpos($string,$end,$ini) - $ini;
	return substr($string,$ini,$len);
}

$fullstring = "this is my [tag]dog[/tag]";
$parsed = get_string_between($fullstring, "[tag]", "[/tag]");

echo $parsed; // (result = dog)

?>