REGEX problem?

[Shai-Hulud]

$v="the post with the link";

$v = eregi_replace("( |^)((http|telnet|https|ftp)://(([a-zA-Z0-9&\.\-]{3,})(\.[a-zA-Z]{2,4}))(/([a-zA-Z0-9\.&~\?=#_\-\\%]*))*)", " <a href=\"\\2\" target=\"_blank\">\\2</a>", $v);

hi, I am trying to let a link in a post to be made in to a clickable link by this code above. I copied this code from some script, it seemed to bee working, but the real thing is I DO NOT understand how it works. I read the regex(7) doc but uit still makes litlle sence to me.

google doesnt tell me much about regex :S, the manual has the regex(7) doc but I dont fully understand it

works, but it does a strange thing:

you see, when I have a link:

http//www.thissitedoesnotexist.net/index.php?lid=200&return=null

the code somehow makes the link only until the & and then adds a ; and then rest of the link follow noneclickable

i have looked over the code for days but I just cant get it to work :S

can anyone help me with this?

thanks 🙂

[Shai-Hulud]

ok i tested the code serperately and the it worked fine, so the problem isnot the regex, I see where it could be in my source code...

[Shai-Hulud]

ok, now I found the problem:

when you have link:

http://www.phpbuilder.com/board/showthread.php?postid=10609959#post10609959

the code woekrs fine

but my board makes from the & an &

the latter should be some with an amp but the browser seems to be maken aan & of that asswelll

and the regex code seemns to brake at the ; part

I dont understand why the regex code brakes there, it is supposed to brake a space

[Shai-Hulud]

damn, I must be stupid, i found out the prblem, well thak for ya help Shai

thiis post is resolved...

[Shai-Hulud]

ok it is not resolved again.... :S

it still seams to brake at a -