Re: [PHP] Extract url from string

2007-03-12 Thread Richard Lynch
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 compl

RE: [PHP] Extract url from string [SOLVED]

2007-03-12 Thread Brad Fuller
On 3/12/07, Brad Fuller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 o

RE: [PHP] Extract url from string

2007-03-12 Thread Brad Fuller
> -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: >

Re: [PHP] Extract url from string

2007-03-12 Thread Tijnema !
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