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# [Remove defined HTML tags including content from a string with PHP](https://en.pixelbart.de/remove-defined-html-tags-including-content-from-a-string-with-php?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Recently, a friend asked me to send a script to remove pre tags from a string, including content. He uses a script to calculate the reading time for the content, but doesn't want the pre-tags to be included in the scoring. So if you ever have a simil...

Sep 22, 2022 · 2 min read · en.pixelbart.de  
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