Show the last wordpress blog on a different page.

[Flames]

How can i show the last wordpress blog made from my homepage when the blog location is /blog/?

[corbin]

Read the database.

[Flames]

done all though it was a bit strange to get right, although WP blogs have things like [caption] (and am assuming there are others) which aren't transferred into html, so the problem is how could i get rid of the [caption] tags when echoing the value but still have it in the database otherwise it ruins the quality of the WP blog itself.

[Maq]

str_replace

[Flames]

which one should i use str_replace, ereg_replace or preg_replace?

[Maq]

Sometimes it's helpful to read about the functions on php.net.  This is what it says about str_replace():

 

If you don't need fancy replacing rules (like regular expressions), you should always use this function instead of ereg_replace()  or preg_replace().

[corbin]

You could also just use the WP parsing function/class, but chances are if you're asking how to get content from WP on a different page, you might have issues porting it.

[Flames]

thats where i got heard about ereg and preg replace i was just unsure which was the best i.e. fastest, easiest etc

[corbin]

As far as speed goes, I believe it goes:  replacing a specific character (a char arrray essentially) > str_replace > regular expressions (perl and ereg).

[Flames]

so close, the function replaces [caption (notice without the ]), and [/caption], but the problem is in the caption tag theres other information like [caption id=1" name="2" width="3] and this causes a problem because 1,2 or 3 can have any value.