php replace problem

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there are some url, like 11162_sport.html, 11451_sport.html, 11245_sport.html or 231sport.html, I want when the url like XXXXX_sport.html then replace them into 11162_football.html, 11451_football.html, 11245_football.html, and 231sport.html has no change.

how to replace them, $newurl = preg_replace("_sport.html","_football.html",$url)? Thanks.

Samuel Herzog · Accepted Answer · 2011-01-19 18:43:09Z

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Simply do $newurl = str_replace("_sport.html", "_football.html", $url);
This is faster than doing a preg_replace() and more accurant.

see the manual on str_replace.

answered Jan 19, 2011 at 18:43

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Matěj Zábský · Accepted Answer · 2011-01-19 18:42:30Z

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you can use str_replace for such simple replacement.

answered Jan 19, 2011 at 18:42

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Linus Kleen · Accepted Answer · 2011-01-19 18:45:53Z

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If it must be regular expressions, do:

preg_replace('/_sport\.html$/', '_football.html', $url);

str_replace() would indeterminately replace all occurences of sport.html whereas a regular expression with an end-of-line marker ($) will only replace the pattern at the end of the URL.

The dot needs to be escaped because it would match any character (except new-lines).

answered Jan 19, 2011 at 18:45

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