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LOL; $dom = new DOMDocument(); //avoid the whitespace after removing the node $dom->preserveWhiteSpace = false; //parse html dom elements $dom->loadHTML($holder); //get the table from dom if($div = $dom->getElementsByTagName('div')->item(0)) { //remove the node by telling the parent node to remove the child $div->parentNode->removeChild($div); //save the new document echo $dom->saveHTML(); }