PHP echo php but replace any space

Question

Hi I am echoing out a field name which is going to be part of a url. However the name itself has uppercase lettyers in it so I have made them all lower on the echo. There is however a space between words. Is there a way I can also replace any spaces here with a hiphen on the echo?

<?php echo strtolower($row["myfield"]); ?>

Have you heard of `str_replace`? Is there any problem in using it? — Nico Haase, Oct 23 '18 at 08:58

T K · Accepted Answer · 2018-10-23T09:00:21.220

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You can simply replace the spaces with another string:

<?php echo str_replace(' ', '-', strtolower($row["myfield"])); ?>

mixed str_replace ( mixed $search , mixed $replace , mixed $subject [, int &$count ] )

Documentation: https://secure.php.net/manual/en/function.str-replace.php

edited Oct 23 '18 at 09:00

answered Oct 23 '18 at 08:58

T K

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Why should the spaces get replaced by nothing if the OP asks for a replacement with hyphens? – Nico Haase Oct 23 '18 at 08:58
Oh, misread the question.. Edited my answer. – T K Oct 23 '18 at 08:59

thefolenangel · Answer 2 · 2018-10-23T10:54:07.140

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<?php
 echo strtolower(str_replace(" ","-",$row["myfield"]));

Based on the comments below. This code does two operation, first takes "myfield" and replatces the white space with hyphens, it does that using the str_replace() function of php. This function returns a string that is then used with conjuction with strtolower to make all letters lower.

edited Oct 23 '18 at 10:54

answered Oct 23 '18 at 08:58

thefolenangel

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A code only answer is not high quality. A better answer would explain how the code works and how it solves the problem. – Stephen Ostermiller Oct 23 '18 at 10:15

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 23 '18 at 09:12

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For just spaces, use str_replace:

   <?php echo str_replace(' ', '',strtolower($row["myfield"])); ?>

For all whitespace, use preg_replace:

  <?php echo  preg_replace('/\s+/', '', strtolower($row["myfield"])); ?>

answered Oct 23 '18 at 09:12

Pankaj Yadav

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PHP echo php but replace any space

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