Count words in Div

[eluser]PhilTem[/eluser]
Hm... I'd suggest using

Code:

preg_match_all($pattern, $div_string, $matches);

with the correct pattern that also matches some attributes like 'class' or 'id' within '<div>' if you have these (I'm not good at regexp-patterns, better ask somebody else ) and then use

Code:

count($matches);

to count the amount of matched items i.e. words.

But what exactly is your definition for 'word'? Is it a random string pattern surrounded by white-spaces? Or must it be a word that can be found within a dictionary? So to speak: 'Real words' or only 'character combinations surrounded by white-spaces'? What's your use case?