Part two of my regex guide was released as a shiney PDF. At the time I never created a PDF for part one. Sometime between then and now I created an updated PDF version of both, and they have been gathering metaphorical dust.

So, here is a PDF version of part 1, along with an updated version of part 2 (incorporating feedback form the comment section):

• Part 1 (PDF)
• Part 2 (PDF)

Remember: The guide isn't a guide on regex best practises; the examples used are purely to explain the regex syntax. I use examples like escaping MySQL parameters because this is something most programmers are familiar with - you should never use regex for this purpose outside a regex tutorial..

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