How can the order of attributes in HTML elements affect the success of preg_match_all in PHP?

The order of attributes in HTML elements can affect the success of preg_match_all in PHP because the regex pattern used to extract attributes relies on a specific order of attributes. To ensure accurate matching, the regex pattern should be modified to handle different attribute orders by using a more flexible pattern. 

$html = '<div class="my-class" id="my-id" data-custom="123">Content</div>';
preg_match_all('/<div\s+(?:(?:(\w+)\s*=\s*["\']([^"\']*)["\']\s*)*)>/i', $html, $matches, PREG_SET_ORDER);

foreach($matches as $match){
    $attributes = array_combine($match[1], $match[2]);
    print_r($attributes);
}

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HTML elements attributes order preg_match_all PHP regex

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