php - replace string but not a specific word that contains that string -

suppose have string

$string = 'this gal_s, not 1_s not 2_s not 3_s'; $find = '_s'; $replace = '';

i woul return

"this gal_s, not 1 not 2 not 3"

so word gal_s not affected

is possible?

you can use preg_replace negative lookbehind this:

$repl = preg_replace('/(?<!\bgal)_s/', '', $str);

KHS