Can't make a proper regular expression

[McBugzz]

I need a pattern for use with eregi_replace() function which would look like this:

> something $the_word_I_need_to_mark something <

so that I could mark a keyword found in a string, except for keywords found inside a tag description so that the tags don't get screwed.

Thanx

P.S.
> [[:alnum:]]+ $keyword [[:alnum:]]+ < didn't work right

 

[KarveR]

like this

<?php
$string='<b>stuff in here</b>title<div align=somewhere>blah blah';
$word=somewhere;
$result=preg_match(&quot;/$word/&quot;,$string);
if ($result==1){
$string=preg_replace(&quot;/$word/&quot;,&quot;<b>$word</b>&quot;,$string);
echo $string;
}else{
echo $string;
}
?> ______________________________________________________________________
There's no present like the time, they say. - Henry's Cat.

 

[KarveR]

well nearly .. I have strange ehoing noises in my head that say &quot;oooh Im sure he mentioned something about avoiding tags....&quot;

Its a start tho ______________________________________________________________________
There's no present like the time, they say. - Henry's Cat.

 

[McBugzz]

no, that's not it;

I have:

someword <a href=&quot;

http://someword.com>bla

bla bla</a> bla bla bla

I want to have:

<b>someword</b> <a href=&quot;

http://someword.com>bla

bla bla</a> bla bla bla

someword in <a href=&quot;

http://someword.com&quot;>

MAY NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES be affected!!!

 

[KarveR]

as I thought .....but the pub intervened so I'll be back later
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There's no present like the time, they say. - Henry's Cat.