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Even after looking for it for a while, I didn't find anything doing exactly what I needed so I created this function.

This function replaces a string between 2 given strings, with the possibility to keep or remove the given strings.

string str_replace_between ( string $haystack , mixed $replace , mixed $needleStart , string $needleEnd , bool $keepNeedleStart , bool $keepNeedleEnd, bool $keepAllNeedleStart)

Returns part of haystack string with strings between needleStart and needleEnd replaced by replace.

haystack The input string.

replace The replacement value that replaces string between needleStart and needleEnd.

needleStart The beginning value to search for in haystack.

needleEnd The ending value to search for in haystack.

keepNeedleStart If true, occurrences of needleStart will be kept in haystack.

keepNeedleEnd If true, occurrences of needleEnd will be kept in haystack.

keepAllNeedleStart If true, occurrences of needleStart with no needleEnd after will be kept.

$haystack = '1FooIsAwesome_And2FooIsFun3FooIsSmart_And4FooKnowsEverything_AndOver';
$needleStart = 'Foo';
$needleEnd = '_And';
$keepNeedleStart = true;
$keepNeedleEnd = false;
$keepAllNeedleStart = true;

echo str_replace_between($haystack, 'Bar', $needleStart, $needleEnd, $keepNeedleStart, $keepNeedleEnd, $keepAllNeedleStart);

// Will return 1FooBar2FooFooBar4FooBarOver