Question

I got this code to find text in a string that looks like links and transform them into an a-tag link. Since I also use tiny mce to input the data this situation often occurs (since tiny mce and other editor loves paragraphs).

string

http://www.google.se</ p>

and the script produces the link

href=" http://www.google.se</ p>"

(..hmm just discoverd stackoverflows text to link script works :))

code

$reg_exUrl = "/(http|https|ftp|ftps)\:\/\/[a-zA-Z0-9\-\.]+\.[a-zA-Z]{2,3}(\/\S*)?/";

if(preg_match($reg_exUrl, $string, $url)) {


       return preg_replace($reg_exUrl, "<a href=\"" . $url[0] . "\" target=\"_blank\">" . $url[0] . "</a> ", $string);

    }

how can I change the preg to stop the link when an < is found?

plus maybe tips on better text to link scripts. actually where does stackoverflows texteditor come from?

Thanks!

Answer 1

$reg_exUrl = "/(http|https|ftp|ftps)\:\/\/[a-zA-Z0-9\-\.]+\.[a-zA-Z]{2,3}(\/[^\s<]*)?/";

Try this one. Replaced \S with [^\s<]