<?php
$re = '/<ul.*?>/m';
$re1 = '/<i>(.*?)<\/i>/m';
$str = '<ul class="food">
<li>
<i>Bread and Butter</i>
</li>
<li>
<i>Cheese</i>
</li>
<li>
<i>Milk</i>
</li>
</ul>
<ul class="fruits">
<li>
<i>Apple</i>
</li>
<li>
<i>Mango</i>
</li>
<li>
<i>Strawberry</i>
</li>
</ul>';
$italics=[[]];
for($i=1;$i<count($list);$i++) {
//array_push($italics[$i-1],$matches[1]);
}
//print_r($italics);
?>
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