Re: Trim a string

Thanks, that worked great. - Kyle ""Jack Dempsey"" <dempsejn@georgetown.edu> wrote in message news:NEBBKBGAMLPMIDAJEALPOECLCHAA.dempsejn@georgetown.edu... > if you're string is a variabe $address, then > eregi("http://",$address) will tell you if > they've put in the http part, and > $address = substr("$address",7); > will slice off and store the text after the http:// > > you'll find lots of different ways to do this...whatever suits you, go for > it... > > -jack > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kyle Mathews [mailto:kyle@thedip.net] > Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2001 4:46 PM > To: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: [PHP] Trim a string > > > Hello: > > I have a signup form that asks for a website address. > I don't need them to put in the http://, but I'm > thinking that some will try > anyway. > Is there a way to check for this and remove it when the user submits the > form? > > Thanks, > Kyle > kyle@thedip.net > http://www.thedip.net > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net >