How can I make this BBcode? [HTML to PHP]

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Inside my admin panel I have a textarea where staff can insert messages to customers.

I want to convert and detect [[p=304_red]] to two matches within a return. I was thinking str_replace but I cannot do it twice. Also, str_replace would be limited to one, a staff member might add it twice. Anyone recommend a better solution (preg_replace seem tricky and messy)

[[p=304_red]]

Should return

<a href="http://site.com/jump?go=304_red">
<img src="http://cdn.com/304_red/large/1.jpg" />
</a>

My code only returns the URL.

$question = $_GET['replyBoxField'];
$question = str_replace("[[p=", "<a href='http://site.com/jump?go='>", $question);
$question = str_replace("]]", "</a>", $question);

You need to some how make a loop that stores all the productId in strings and then you can re use as an many times as you want.. — AlphaApp, May 23 '12 at 12:49
`str_replace` is not limited to "one", and I explicitly mean the two types of "one" that are possible. So what is your question? — hakre, May 23 '12 at 13:22
This was not a duplicate so why the downvote and closing. Bloats. — TheBlackBenzKid, May 25 '12 at 10:11

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered May 23 '12 at 13:01

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Simple regex should work for you here.

$question = preg_replace('@\[\[p=([^\]]+)\]\]@i', '<a href="http://site.com/jump?go=$1"><img src= "http://cdn.com/$1/large/1.jpg" ></a>', $question);

=)

answered May 23 '12 at 13:01

cstrat

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You were faster than me, and I think your regex works better than mine. Thumbs up! – nyson May 23 '12 at 13:06
Thanks, yours was pretty much the same, just 30 seconds later =P – cstrat May 23 '12 at 13:07

nyson · Answer 2 · 2012-05-23T13:07:32.793

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Isn't regex a better approach?

$filter = "/\[\[p=([^\]\s]+)\]\]/";
$transform = "<a href='http://site.com/jump?go=$1'><img src='http://cdn.com/$1/large/1.jpg' /></a>";

$string = preg_replace($filter, $transform, $string);

edited May 23 '12 at 13:07

answered May 23 '12 at 13:02

nyson

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score -1 · Answer 3 · answered May 23 '12 at 13:03

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All other answers wrong, see this:

Change your BBCode to this [[p=304_sapphire]#[304_sapphire]]

$question = str_replace("[[p=", "<a href='http://domain.com/jump?go=", $question);
$question = str_replace("]#[", "'><img src='http://cdn.com/files/", $question);
$question = str_replace("]]", "/1/small.jpg'/></a>", $question);

answered May 23 '12 at 13:03

AlphaApp

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This is redundant. The user shouldn't be forced to enter the same info twice. – nyson May 23 '12 at 13:05
Agree, thanks for the effort but -1 I wanted one. – TheBlackBenzKid May 23 '12 at 13:36

How can I make this BBcode? [HTML to PHP]

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