Replacing file content in PHP

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I need a function just like preg_replace but instead of strings I need it to work with files / file content.

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<?php

$pattern = "/created/";
$replacement = "XXXXX";
$file_name = "regex.txt";
$getting_file_contents = file_get_contents($file_name);

echo("Original file contents : " . "<br><br>");
var_dump($getting_file_contents);
echo("<br><br><br>");

if ($getting_file_contents == true) {
  echo($file_name . " had been read succesfully" . "<br><br><br>");

  $replace_data_in_file = preg_replace($pattern, $replacement, $getting_file_contents);
  $writing_replaced_data = file_put_contents($file_name, $replace_data_in_file);
  echo("New file contents : " . "<br><br>");
  var_dump($replace_data_in_file);
  echo("<br><br>");

  if ($writing_replaced_data == true) {
    echo("Data in the file changed");
  }
  else {
    exit("Cannot change data in the file");
  }
}
else {
  exit("Unable to get file contents!");
}

?>
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