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
