php have an "auto link" function?

[unborn]

basically for my news script i was wondering if there was some kind of function where if it reads a http:// or www. it will then output it as a html link. figured php seems to have everything else might as well ask about this

and if not maybe you could throw some hints to me about hot to go about doing it myself? thanks!

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[KempCGDR]

Sounds like the sort of thing you can do with a function like preg_replace, though I've never used this so I can't really give you any tips, but anyway, here's the link to the preg_replace article if you can understand any of it:

http://uk2.php.net/manual/en/function.preg-replace.php

 

[Quasibobo]

I use this one:

<?
function addLink($link) {
$link = str_replace(&quot;

http://&quot;,&quot;&quot;,$link);

//removes http:// if present.....
$link = preg_replace(&quot;/(?:^|\b)(((www\.))([\w\.]+)([,:%#&\/?=\w+\.-]+))(?:\b|$)/is&quot;, &quot;<a href=\&quot;

http://$1\&quot;

target=\&quot;_blank\&quot;>$1</a>&quot;, $link);

return $link;
}

$myLink=&quot;

http://www.mydomain.com&quot;;

// or $myLink=&quot;

http://www.mydomain.com&quot;;

// works fine also....
print addLink($myLink);
?>

H.T.H.

Quasibobo

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[vbkris]

KempCGDR :
i totally agree with u. RegExp will be my downfall...

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