$s = 'Aaron Wind<br/>45 Civic Drive<br/>Greensborough VIC 3088<br/>Australia<br/>0450111222';// explode your string by `<br/>`$parts = explode('<br/>', $s);// remove first and last items$parts = array_slice($parts, 1, -1);// implode by `<br/>`echo implode('<br/>', $parts);