ammature substr_replace help needed.

[jon121]

hi, im a trainee web programmer working mainly with php and mysql but i need abit of help with something.

 

basically i use a script to create me thousands of images at a time with individual names and use the $_GET['make'] code in the <img src> to pull the right image onto the right page.

 

the problem i have is that in the database the model names are plural and i wanted singular image names for seo purposes so i wrote this to get around the prblem:

 

$model_name = substr_replace($_GET['model'] ,"",-1);

 

only thing is that if the plural of something ends in 'ies' ie. 'bodies' i want it to find the image 'body'.

 

how do i add to this code to basically say: if $model_name ends in 'ies' replace with 'y'

 

any suggestions are welcome, thanks.

[jon121]

UPDATE TO MY LAST POST

 

the same situation, but this is the code im working with:

 

<?php

 

$model_name = rtrim($_GET['model'], 'S');

 

$nonplural_model = str_replace("IES", "Y", $_GET['model']);

 

?>

 

the thing i cant get my head round is simply how to say:

 

if ($_GET['model'] ends with an S) {

use the model name

} if ($_GET['model'] ends with IES) {

use nonplural

}

 

im know im just being thick but i just cant remember the string functions to check if the last letter is an S or IES and how to apply it to that if statement.

 

thanks again

[Fadion]

You can get the last letter with:

<?php
$s = 'some text';
echo $s[strlen($s)-1]; //will output: t
?>

 

and you can find if the last 3 characters are "ies" with:

<?php
$s = 'bodies';
if (substr($s, strlen($s) - 3) == 'ies') {
echo 'Ends with: ies';	
}
?>

 

Not sure if any word that plural makes "ies" and with "y". Anyway if it isn't for anything really important, it doesn't matter much.