Copy of Ed Lazor's response : find and replace in php

Nothing will be inserted if the variable is empty, so you could just use $firstname, $product, $date, etc. inside your "letter". The main problem is adding logic to your "letter" to respond appropriately based on the value of different variables. For example: $MailBody = ""; if (empty($firstname)) $MailBody .= "Dear Customer"; else $MailBody .= "Dear $firstname"; Note the use of .= to append to the string. -----Original Message----- From: Henry [mailto:henry@teacake.f9.co.uk] Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2002 10:53 AM To: php-general@lists.php.net Subject: [PHP] find and replace in php Imagine I have a piece of text "Dear [firstname] Thankyou for purchasing [product] on [date]. We're sure you'll be very [expectation]. Ta Very much." Whats the easiest way to replace all the things in square brackets with variables of the same name. i.e. $firstname, $product, $date, $expectation Whilst ensuring that if the variable doesn't exist then it will be replaced with "" (absolutely nothing). Thankyou in advance Henry -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php **************************************************************************** This message is intended for the sole use of the individual and entity to whom it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended addressee, nor authorized to receive for the intended addressee, you are hereby notified that you may not use, copy, disclose or distribute to anyone the message or any information contained in the message. If you have received this message in error, please immediately advise the sender by reply email and delete the message. Thank you very much. "Henry" <henry@teacake.f9.co.uk> wrote in message news:20020702175142.18923.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > Imagine I have a piece of text > > "Dear [firstname] > > Thankyou for purchasing [product] on [date]. > > We're sure you'll be very [expectation]. > > Ta Very much." > > Whats the easiest way to replace all the things in square brackets with > variables of the same name. > > i.e. $firstname, $product, $date, $expectation > > Whilst ensuring that if the variable doesn't exist then it will be replaced > with "" (absolutely nothing). > > > Thankyou in advance > > Henry > >