Re: function that makes http into <ahref

Hi Y'all: > Anyone got a function that parses a text string and turns everything that > looks like a url into a clickable url? Here's something I whipped up: // Help // * URI's are automatically converted to hyperlinks. This // Help // covers anything starting with a known transport scheme: // Help // (http://, https://, ftp://, gopher://, news:, mailto:) // Help // Note, this process properly recognizes URI's which use // Help // characters authorized by RFC 2396. The hyperlink will stop // Help // at the point where the first illegal character appears. // Help // Also, while "." and "," are valid characters, when they // Help // appear at the end of a URI, we consider them punctuation // Help // rather than part of the URI. If you have a URI ending with // Help // such, escape them using "%46" or "%44". $Val = eregi_replace("(http://|https://|ftp://|gopher://|news:|mailto:)([[:alnum:]/!#$%&'()*+,.:;=?@~-]+)([[:alnum:]/!#$%&'()*+:;=?@~-])", "<a href=\"\\1\\2\\3\">\\1\\2\\3</a>", "$Val"); Where the $Val going in is the entire string you wish to check and the $Val going out is the same text with all links turned into hyperlinks. Enjoy, --Dan -- T H E A N A L Y S I S A N D S O L U T I O N S C O M P A N Y More than just answers. Solutions. (SM) http://www.analysisandsolutions.com/ 4015 7 Av #4, Brooklyn NY 11232 v: 718-854-0335 f: 718-854-0409