automatically link.

[zcollvee]

I have this website that i am running that (like twitter kinda) lets u update your status with 200 characters. since there is a limit I cant put <a href=eirgneiugeugr on to it becuz it takes up space. I need an automatic way to turn http://blabla into a link without adding <a></a> to the update. I am suer there is a way to do that. could anyone help?

[leatherback]

First off: I think your keyboard is broken, because half of the words come out distorted (You are not on your cellphone)

Second: Try this, I wrote it a loonong time ago, pretty sure there are more efficient ways to do it now, but it should work:

$string = preg_replace("#(^|[\n ])([\w]+?://.?[^ \"\n\r\t<])#is", "\1<a href=\"\2\">\2</a>", $string);