AUTO make URL to a HYPERLINK.

[gordonrp]

Hey guys,

I have a form which is submitting data to be displayed. I want the user to be able to enter

http://asite.com/somethingfun.html

and it will automatically be made into a hyperlink, I made my own script to do it, but it has some major flaws. I have also tried a few scripts I have found on the net, also with no luck.

Can anyone post a snippet that works?

Thanks,
gp

[nemonoman]

$mylink=$_POST['linkUserPosted'];

$autoURL="<a href=$mylink>$mylink</a>";

You might want to assure that the posted link starts with 'http://'.

[gordonrp]

no no no no.... the data being passed is a string....like..

hi there i found this cool site http://putfile.com go check it out.

or it could end with a full stop, or various other endings, like

hi there i found this cool site http://putfile.com.

gp

[akrocks_extreme]

i would suggest looking for :// then, you can look for spaces on either side of the address and bam! you then replace it with a link... get it?

[gordonrp]

Ive done that, but what if the string ends...

hi there im bob http://mysite.com.

or anything at the end of the url....

I know someone has to have this done.

gp

[nemonoman]

have you tried something like this?

$text = preg_replace("/(?<!http:\/\/)(?:^|\b)(((www\.))([\w\.]+)([,:%#&\/?~=\w+\.-]+))(?:\b|$)/is", "<a href=\"http://$1\" target=\"_blank\">$1</a>", $text);

the message board is adding some unintended line breaks.

text = preg_replace("/(?<!http:\/\/)(?:^{|\b)(((www.))([\w.]+)([,:%#&\/?~=\w+.-]+))(?:\b|$)/is","<a} href=\"http://$1\" target=\"_blank\">$1</a>", $text);

see user notes at [man]preg_replace[/man]