<?php
preg_match_all("|<[^>]+>(.*)</[^>]+>|U",
"<b>example: </b><div align=left>this is a test</div>",
$out, PREG_PATTERN_ORDER);
echo $out[0][0] . ", " . $out[0][1] . "\n";
echo $out[1][0] . ", " . $out[1][1] . "\n";
?>
<b>example: </b>, <div align=left>this is a test</div>
example: , this is a test