preg_replace

[Python]

Firstly, 'hi'.

 

Im a noob when it comes to php, ive been able to tweak stuff buths about as far as if goes.

 

Heres what im wanting to do..

 

I wanting to replace any spaces in the url with '+'.

 

The file name will produce something like 'a random file'

 

<td width="22%" class="alt1"><a href="http:www.website.com/{$file['name']}">Link to site:</a></td>

 

So the outcome for that would be

 

http:www.website.com/a random file

 

and what im wanting is

 

http:www.website.com/a+random+file

 

Ive tried search all kind of topics that cover replacements and they all sound logical until it comes to putting it into practice just how exactly would i do that.

 

Not sure if it matters but this code is going inside a vb template.

 

Thanks to all that can help. (remember i'm a noob ;-) )

[bobbinsbro]

use:

str_replace(" ", "+", $url); //where $url contains the url you want to edit

[Python]

I feel really thick and i'm really sorry but i dont understand how or where i would put that.

 

Thankyou for helping.

[bobbinsbro]

i'll use your example:

 

<td width="22%" class="alt1">
        <a href="http:www.website.com/<?php echo str_replace(" ", "+", $file['name']) ?>">Link to site:</a>
</td>

[Python]

Looked like it should have worked but i got this error.

 

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE, expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or T_NUM_STRING

 

Probably a vb issue but is there another way around this?

[bobbinsbro]

try adding a semi-colon ( after $file['name']).

are the <?php ?> tags i used the only ones, or are they nested inside another pair (this would probably cause something unpleasant).

[Python]

Tried that but same error also tried removing the php tags still got error. Bet ur getting sick of me now. lol

 

<td width="22%" class="alt1">
<a href="http:www.website.com/<echo str_replace(" ", "+", $file['name'])";>Link to site:</a>
</td>

 

<td width="22%" class="alt1">
<a href="http:www.website.com/<echo str_replace(" ", "+", $file['name']);">Link to site:</a>
</td>

<td width="22%" class="alt1">
        <a href="http:www.website.com/<?php echo str_replace(" ", "+", $file['name']) ?>">Link to site:</a>
</td>

<td width="22%" class="alt1">
        <a href="http:www.website.com/<?php echo str_replace(" ", "+", $file['name'] ?>">Link to site:</a>
</td>

<td width="22%" class="alt1">
        <a href="http:www.website.com/<?php echo str_replace(" ", "+", $file['name']); ?>">Link to site:</a>
</td>

 

They are the ones ive tried. Below is the full error..

 

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE, expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or T_NUM_STRING in /home/*********/user/htdocs/forum/includes/adminfunctions_template.php(3716) : eval()'d code on line 64

 

Not sure if that helps.

[bobbinsbro]

only thing i can think of is that it may be a VB error. i'm assuming that you have to declare a php block in some way to make VB ignore the php code. are you sure this declaration is set properly?