Overview
This simple PHP function checks if the supplied string contains a possible URL address (e.g. www.google.com) and then takes that URL and converts it into a clickable link.
PHP Code:
<?php
//#################################################################
//SCAN CONTENT
//#################################################################
function turnUrlIntoHyperlink($string){
//The Regular Expression filter
$reg_exUrl = "/(?i)\b((?:https?:\/\/|www\d{0,3}[.]|[a-z0-9.\-]+[.][a-z]{2,4}\/)(?:[^\s()<>]+|\(([^\s()<>]+|(\([^\s()<>]+\)))*\))+(?:\(([^\s()<>]+|(\([^\s()<>]+\)))*\)|[^\s`!()\[\]{};:'\".,<>?«»“”‘’]))/";
// Check if there is a url in the text
if(preg_match_all($reg_exUrl, $string, $url)) {
// Loop through all matches
foreach($url[0] as $newLinks){
if(strstr( $newLinks, ":" ) === false){
$link = 'http://'.$newLinks;
}else{
$link = $newLinks;
}
// Create Search and Replace strings
$search = $newLinks;
$replace = '<a href="'.$link.'" title="'.$newLinks.'" target="_blank">'.$link.'</a>';
$string = str_replace($search, $replace, $string);
}
}
//Return result
return $string;
}
?>
