# Replace String

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/replace-string/329779>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [October 15, 2012, 8:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/replace-string/329779 "2012-10-15T08:58:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![surf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@surf](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/surf)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 8:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/replace-string/329779/1 "2012-10-15T08:58:41Z")

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i generate an mysql statement that has the following end

```auto

WHERE ((node.status = 1) AND (node.type in (\'package\'))

```

i would like to remove the “”

i have read about

```auto

preg_replace([COLOR=#800000]'#[^\w()/.%\-&]#'[/COLOR],[COLOR=#800000]""[/COLOR],$string);

```

but its not doing what i want it to do…  
please advice  
thanks 🙂