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Using str_replace to make BB Code
By Tyler Hopfner
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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.

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