RE: [PHP] str_replace on words?

> Hi there, > > I am trying to strip some words from a sentence. I tried it > with str_replace like described here: > http://www.totallyphp.co.uk/code/find_and_replace_words_in_a_t > ext_string_using_str_replace.htm > > Unfortunatelly it does not work the way I want, because if I > want to replace the word "in" all passages containing the > characters "in" are replaced. For example Singapore. > > Does anybody know how to do this on just words? > > Thank you for any hint, > > Merlin You should look into using a regular expression as these can recognise word boundaries when matching (preg_match, preg_replace, etc). I think this solution will apply to your other post as well. HTH, Mikey