Regular expression needed to change the URL while keeping the parameter

[kaushleshsingh]

<a href="http://localhost/tyrechangr/index.php?option=com_test&task=changsearch.filter_search&srch_brand=1&filter_tb=TB12102012010187,TB12102012010190,TB12102012010186,TB12102012010189,TB12102012010197,TB12102012010199&car_ser=CS1010222725&car_yr=CY101020120056&car_mod=CM101020120148&car_mak=MK101020120006&limitstart=10">ABC </a>

<a href="http://localhost/tyrechangr/index.php?option=com_test&task=changsearch.filter_search&srch_brand=1&filter_tb=TB12102012010187,TB12102012010190,TB12102012010186,TB12102012010189,TB12102012010197,TB12102012010199&car_ser=CS1010222725&car_yr=CY101020120056&car_mod=CM101020120148&car_mak=MK101020120006&limitstart=20">DEF </a>

<a href="http://localhost/tyrechangr/index.php?option=com_test&task=changsearch.filter_search&srch_brand=1&filter_tb=TB12102012010187,TB12102012010190,TB12102012010186,TB12102012010189,TB12102012010197,TB12102012010199&car_ser=CS1010222725&car_yr=CY101020120056&car_mod=CM101020120148&car_mak=MK101020120006&limitstart=30">GHI </a>

Result required :

<a href="index.php?option=com_test&task=changesearch.tyre_Series_Search&limitstart=10" class="pagenav">ABC</a>


<a href="index.php?option=com_test&task=changesearch.tyre_Series_Search&limitstart=20" class="pagenav">DEF</a>


<a href="index.php?option=com_test&task=changesearch.tyre_Series_Search&limitstart=30" class="pagenav">GHI</a>

So What I need I hope its clear from the above but I will still explain you here.

I want to remove the complete URL as under href keeping limitstart parameter as it is. I am looking for one line regular Expression that can give me the same output as mentioned above in the result.

Thanks in Advance.

Using this pattern replaces the complete href value.

$pattern = '/<a(.*?)href="(. *?)">/';

but I need to keep &limitstart= val

[Rabbit]

Put the &limitstart in your expression so you know where it is.