Re: Something like strip_tags?

* Thus wrote John W. Holmes: > Jason Paschal wrote: > > >i'd like to be able to strip only one type of HTML tag from a web > >document (<a>), but to do that with strip_tags(), i'd have to predict > >every possible HTML tag that might be used, except for the one i want to > >strip, and put those in the allowable tags parameter. > > > >That's why I was hoping someone knew of a better way to accomplish > >this. Any suggestions are welcome. > > Something like > > $new_text = preg_replace('!<a.*</a>!iU','',$old_text); > > will get rid of the <a> tags and leave everything else. Honestly, > though, if you're allowing everything else, why not allow these? I can > just as easily set up the text with decorations to make it look like a > link and give it an "onclick" action to load another page... heh.. when I need someone for a security audit I'll keep you in mind :D Curt -- First, let me assure you that this is not one of those shady pyramid schemes you've been hearing about. No, sir. Our model is the trapezoid!