non-greedy regex brainfart

[skiflyer]

I'm usually ok on these, but am drawing a total blank today...

Here's what I want...

$string = " end end test sometext end end end ";

$outstr = " end end test othertext end end end ";

So my incorrect regex is basically

/test(.*)end/

But that obviouslly matches the last end resulting in
$outstr = " end end test othertext end";  (after I do the magic replacing stuff.

FIrst thing that pops to mind is
/test([^end])/

but that matches e|n|d, not the word end...

This can't be that hard, but I'm just not getting it today... any help?

 

[skiflyer]

And of course asking, is what makes my brain click...

/test(.*?)end/

Sorry for the wasted space.