On Wed, 4 Oct 2006 23:19:58 +0200, "Martin Bach Nielsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:

> Hi all.
> 
>  
> 
> I have written a guestbook (I know, there's a ton out there), which until
> recently did not get any spam, so now I'm trying to remove the spam-ad by
> using preg_replace:
> 
>  
> 
> $melding = preg_replace('/(<a href=\"http:\/\/[^^]+)/i', "This message is
> temporarily cut-off due to spam-suspicion.", $melding);
> 
>  
> 
> However, this only makes the problem half-solved, since I also want any text
> before the link to be replaced with a message as stated above. The above
> line removes anything after '<a href=//'.
> 
> Is there any way to make the above line to include anything before the <a
> href=// ?
> 
>  
> 
> I have tried different options, and yes, I have read the php manual on
> preg_replace, but I might not have properly identified how to get the text
> in front modified.
> 
>  
> 
> Thankful for any hints, tips, links, anything that helps :-)
> 
>  
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Martin Bach Nielsen 
> 

If you only want to replace the line including url(s) by a message, a
simple regular expression is enough.

<?php
$melding = "This is a spam.\n"
         . "This is a <a href=\"http://www.example.com/\";>example</a> line.\n"
         . "Another line.\n"
         . "<a href=\"http://www.e.com/ads/show?n=123\";>123</a> (456)\n"
         . "End Line.\n";

$melding = preg_replace("/.*?<a href=\"http:\/\/.+/i", "<This line is 
temporarily cut-off due to spam-suspicion.>", $melding);

echo $melding;
?>

The script above will output:

This is a spam.
<This line is temporarily cut-off due to spam-suspicion.>
Another line.
<This line is temporarily cut-off due to spam-suspicion.>
End Line.

-- 
Sorry for my poor English.

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