Replace multiple strings in PHP

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I want to replace multiple words in my docx-file. I used the words from the input-elements and I pass them through the 'POST'-method. I already replaced the '$bedrijfsnaam' but I want to add more str replacements. I created '$newContents2' but as I thought, it didn't work. How can I solve this? Do I have to add another 'oldContents' like 'oldContents2'?

$bedrijfsnaam = $_POST['bedrijfsnaam'];
$offertenummer = $_POST['offertenummer'];
$naam = $_POST['naam'];

$zip = new ZipArchive;
//This is the main document in a .docx file.
$fileToModify = 'word/document.xml';
$wordDoc = "Document.docx";
$newFile = $offertenummer . ".docx";

copy("Document.docx", $newFile);

if ($zip->open($newFile) === TRUE) {

    $oldContents = $zip->getFromName($fileToModify);

    $newContents = str_replace('$bedrijfsnaam', $bedrijfsnaam, $oldContents);

    $newContents2 = str_replace('$naam', $naam, $oldContents);

    $zip->deleteName($fileToModify);

    $zip->addFromString($fileToModify, $newContents);


    $return =$zip->close();
    If ($return==TRUE){
        echo "Success!";
    }
} else {
    echo 'failed';
}

$newFilePath = 'offerte/' . $newFile;

$fileMoved = rename($newFile, $newFilePath);

'$bedrijfsnaam' is that literal value, dont quote variables. You can use arrays for the search and replace values, see the manual (php.net/manual/en/function.str-replace.php). — chris85
– chris85, Commented Jul 6, 2017 at 19:37
Also be careful about the dollar sign in double-quoted strings - php will try to parse the variables and replace the text with the variable (php.net/manual/en/…) — reafle
– reafle, Commented Jul 6, 2017 at 19:46

ebraley · Accepted Answer · 2017-07-06 19:42:21Z

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You're going to want to keep editing the same content.

$newContents = str_replace('$bedrijfsnaam', $bedrijfsnaam, $oldContents);

The result of the first replacement is in $newContents, so if you want to build upon that, you need to replace the second string in $newContents and store the result in $newContents, which now contains the result of both string replacements.

$newContents = str_replace('$naam', $naam, $newContents);

Edit: Better yet, you can just use arrays and do it all in one line

$newContent = str_replace(
    ['$bedrijfsnaam', '$naam'],
    [ $bedrijfsnaam, $naam], 
    $oldContents
);

answered Jul 6, 2017 at 19:42

ebraley

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