preg match count matches

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Published on 2010-06-17T17:38:51Z Indexed on 2010/06/17 17:43 UTC
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Hey guys quick question, I have a preg match statement, and it checks for matches, but I was wondering how you can count the matches. Any advice appreciated.

$message='[tag] [tag]';
preg_match('/\[tag]\b/i',$message);

for example a count of this message string should lead to 2 matches

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