Using str_replace to make BB Code

By Tyler Hopfner
http://www.phphat.net

This is a pretty simple one, you just make a couple arrays with the stuff that you want to be your BB Code, then one that will be the replacements of the BB Code, like this: <?php 

$text="www.tylerhopfner.com"; 
$bb=array(","" target="_blank">",""); 
$re=array("<a href="","">link</a>"); 

?> You get the point of that, you can add different tags and replacements if you want, the above is just a small example. Now all you need to do is use the PHP str_replace() function to make the replacement: <?php 

$text="www.tylerhopfner.com"; 
$bb=array(","" target="_blank">",""); 
$re=array("<a href="","">link</a>"); 
$final=str_replace($bb,$re,$text); // will output <a href="www.tylerhopfner.com">link</a> 

?> Thats all there is to making your own BB Code.