Using regexp to replace url with hyperlink.

[Markus]

Now, i've put my hand to this and it just burns me..

How would i go about taking some user input
[php]
$_userInput = "http://www.somesite.co m is a great site!";
[/php]
and changing it so that it was wrapped in a hyperlink
[php]
$_userInput = "<a href=\"http://www.somesite.co m\">http://www.somesite.co m</a> is a great site!";
[/php]

Any ideas?
Much appreciated.

[ronverdonk]

Try this one for you.
[php]$pattern_url = '~(?>[a-z+]{2,}://|www\.)(?:[a-z0-9]+(?:\.[a-z0-9]+)?@)?(?:(?:[a-z](?:[a-z0-9]|(?<!-)-)*[a-z0-9])(?:\.[a-z](?:[a-z0-9]|(?<!-)-)*[a-z0-9])+|(?:(?:25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)\.){3}(?:25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?))(?:/[^\\/:?*"<>|\n]*[a-z0-9])*/?(?:\?[a-z0-9_.%]+(?:=[a-z0-9_.%:/+-]*)?(?:&[a-z0-9_.%]+(?:=[a-z0-9_.%:/+-]*)?)*)?(?:#[a-z0-9_%.]+)?~i';

$text="http://www.somesite.co m is a great site!";
echo preg_replace($p attern_url,"<a href=\"\\0\">\\ 0</a>", $text);[/php]
Ronald

[Markus]

Try this one for you.
[php]$pattern_url = '~(?>[a-z+]{2,}://|www\.)(?:[a-z0-9]+(?:\.[a-z0-9]+)?@)?(?:(?:[a-z](?:[a-z0-9]|(?<!-)-)*[a-z0-9])(?:\.[a-z](?:[a-z0-9]|(?<!-)-)*[a-z0-9])+|(?:(?:25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?)\.){3}(?:25[0-5]|2[0-4][0-9]|[01]?[0-9][0-9]?))(?:/[^\\/:?*"<>|\n]*[a-z0-9])*/?(?:\?[a-z0-9_.%]+(?:=[a-z0-9_.%:/+-]*)?(?:&[a-z0-9_.%]+(?:=[a-z0-9_.%:/+-]*)?)*)?(?:#[a-z0-9_%.]+)?~i';

$text="http://www.somesite.co m is a great site!";
echo preg_replace($p attern_url,"<a href=\"\\0\">\\ 0</a>", $text);[/php]
Ronald

Works a charm, ronver!

Could you grace me with the logic behind it all, please?

[ronverdonk]

When I can find the time I will. Made this one, after nights of sweat, many years ago and I still use it.

Ronald