Regex to parse define() contents, possible?

Question

I am very new to regex, and this is way too advanced for me. So I am asking the experts over here.

Problem I would like to retrieve the constants /

Answer 1

Not every problem with text should be solved with a regexp, so I'd suggest you state what you want to achieve and not how.

So, instead of using php's parser which is not really useful, or instead of using a completely undebuggable regexp, why not write a simple parser?

Output:

array(3) {
  ["nam'e"]=>
  string(7) "va\'lue"
  ["na\me2"]=>
  string(7) "value'2"
  ["a"]=>
  string(1) "b"
}