Re: [PHP] Extract url from string
On 3/12/07, Brad Fuller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey guys, I've been banging my head against the wall trying to figure out the right pattern to use to extract a URL from a string using preg_match(). I've been STFW for a while now, and all the examples that I find are for extracting URLs from within a a href= tag. Here's what I need, and I'm sure it's quite common, especially with forums etc.; hopefully someone has a code snippet they can share. INPUT: This is some text http://www.example.com/page.html this is some more text. OUTPUT: This is some text a href=http://www.example.com/page.html;http://www.example.com/page.html /a this is some more text. Thx in advance, -B I'm not very familiar with PCRE, but you should search for a pattern starting with http: and ends with a space. Tijnema -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP] Extract url from string
-Original Message- From: Tijnema ! [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 12, 2007 1:10 PM To: Brad Fuller Cc: php-general@lists.php.net Subject: Re: [PHP] Extract url from string On 3/12/07, Brad Fuller [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey guys, I've been banging my head against the wall trying to figure out the right pattern to use to extract a URL from a string using preg_match(). I've been STFW for a while now, and all the examples that I find are for extracting URLs from within a a href= tag. Here's what I need, and I'm sure it's quite common, especially with forums etc.; hopefully someone has a code snippet they can share. INPUT: This is some text http://www.example.com/page.html this is some more text. OUTPUT: This is some text a href=http://www.example.com/page.html;http://www.example.com/page.html /a this is some more text. Thx in advance, -B I'm not very familiar with PCRE, but you should search for a pattern starting with http: and ends with a space. Tijnema -- I tried this: preg_match(/http(s)?:\/\/(*.?)\s/, $stringUrl, $matches) But my pattern syntax is messed up cuz I get this error: Warning: preg_match() [function.preg-match]: Compilation failed: nothing to repeat at offset 15 in /path/to/myfile.php on line 5 -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] Extract url from string
The problem is that URL has a very specific meaning, and includes a BUNCH of complexities you may or may not need... Download The Regex Coach and play around with some sample inputs until you find what works for your needs, which is not a full-blown URL detector, since that would be very complicated indeed. On Mon, March 12, 2007 12:06 pm, Brad Fuller wrote: Hey guys, I've been banging my head against the wall trying to figure out the right pattern to use to extract a URL from a string using preg_match(). I've been STFW for a while now, and all the examples that I find are for extracting URLs from within a a href= tag. Here's what I need, and I'm sure it's quite common, especially with forums etc.; hopefully someone has a code snippet they can share. INPUT: This is some text http://www.example.com/page.html this is some more text. OUTPUT: This is some text a href=http://www.example.com/page.html;http://www.example.com/page.html/a this is some more text. Thx in advance, -B -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- Some people have a gift link here. Know what I want? I want you to buy a CD from some starving artist. http://cdbaby.com/browse/from/lynch Yeah, I get a buck. So? -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
