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title: "Find and Replace in PHP"
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## Purpose Summary

This page explains how to perform find-and-replace operations in PHP using Aspose.Words.

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## Aspose.Words - Find and Replace Example

Find and Replace Example

**PHP Code**

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$dataDir = '.';
$comHelper = new \COM("Aspose.Words.ComHelper");
$doc = $comHelper->Open($dataDir."/ReplaceSimple.doc");

// Check the text of the document
print "Original document text: " . $doc->Range->Text . PHP_EOL;

// Replace the text in the document.
$doc->Range->Replace("_CustomerName_", "James Bond", false, false);

// Check the replacement was made.
print "Original document text: " . $doc->Range->Text . PHP_EOL;

// Save the modified document.
$doc->Save($dataDir . "/ReplaceSimple Out.doc");
print "Text found and replaced successfully.\nFile saved at " . $dataDir . "ReplaceSimple Out.doc" . PHP_EOL;
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## Download Running Code

Download **Find and Replace Example (Aspose.Words)** from any of the below mentioned social coding sites:

- [GitHub](https://github.com/aspose-words/Aspose.Words-for-.NET/blob/master/Plugins/Aspose_Words_NET_for_PHP/src/aspose/words/quickstart/FindAndReplace.php)