PHP Regular Expressions – Part III Introduction In this part of the series, we continue to analyze patterns in PHP Regular Expressions. Matching Repetitions In the subject string, characters or groups of characters may repeat themselves. We shall talk about groups of characters, as a topic, later. For now, let us concentrate on single character repeating itself. There are quantifier metacharacters that allow us to match repetition of single characters or groups of characters in the subject... Sign in to see full entry.