str replace

Napster

I am using str_replace(); to add BB Code in my forum that I am making. Here is the code I am having trouble with.

  $content = str_replace("[glow=",'<span style="width: 100; height: 25; font-family: verdana; filter: glow(color=',$content);
  $content = str_replace("]",', strength=5)">',$content);  

  $content = str_replace("[url=","<a href=",$content);
  $content = str_replace("[/url]","</a>",$content);
  $content = str_replace("]"," target=blank_>",$content);

with this I can use

[glow]

but

[url]

will not work because it wont shut off, all because of this line

$content = str_replace("]",', strength=5)">',$content);

now is I put

[url]

first then it

[glow]

will not work how can I get them to work

Natty_Dreadlock

u try to replace the ] two times - cannot work. I think it would be the best way to use a regexp in order to get all the parts u need out of the string - check the regexp docu (www.php.net/preg_replace) etc., however, if u r not experienced with regexps it can be kinda tricky, so feel free to ask again here.
hth

Weedpacket

Also, str_replace(']', 'blah', $string) will replace every occurrence of a ] character wherever it occurs in $string.

Here are some posts you might find suggestive:
http://www.phpbuilder.com/board/showthread.php?s=&threadid=10261212&highlight=bbcode
http://www.phpbuilder.com/board/showthread.php?s=&threadid=10225763&highlight=bbcode
http://www.phpbuilder.com/board/showthread.php?s=&threadid=10259076&highlight=bbcode
http://www.phpbuilder.com/board/showthread.php?s=&threadid=10235665&highlight=bbcode
http://www.phpbuilder.com/board/showthread.php?s=&threadid=10219330&highlight=bbcode
http://www.phpbuilder.com/board/showthread.php?s=&threadid=10214701&highlight=bbcode

Napster

Can u give me an example to use preg_replace()?

Natty_Dreadlock

why use str_replace? check this thread weedpacket mentioned: http://www.phpbuilder.com/board/showthread.php?s=&threadid=10261212&highlight=bbcode - there u can find some function written by rheroux that deals exactly with your problem - so just get the code and use it.
hth