php string replace/insert

Question

$example="this is an example of [link](http://webpage.com)"

this is an example of link

how to do make this happen using php functions?

many thanks

Gustav Larsson · Accepted Answer · 2011-04-01 17:37:51Z

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Here's a simple regex solution:

$example="this is an example of [link](http://webpage.com)";
echo preg_replace("/\[(.+?)\]\((.+?)\)/", "<a href=\"$2\">$1</a>", $example);

answered Apr 1, 2011 at 17:37

Gustav Larsson

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anon · Accepted Answer · 2011-04-01 17:35:49Z

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That's Markdown syntax. You can get an implementation for PHP from here.

answered Apr 1, 2011 at 17:35

anon