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regex - remove first html tag
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remove_first_html_tag.php
<?php
$input_lines = ' <div>da<a>
lalll
</a>sda
</div>';
$output = preg_replace('/^<(?<element_start>[a-z]+)(?<element_start_addon> [^>]*)?>(?<value>.*?)<\/(?<element_end>\1)>$/usi', '$3', trim($input_lines));
echo $output;
/*
da<a>
lalll
</a>sda
*/
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