str_replace help

[mnybud]

I am trying to learn PHP and am a novice so please excuse the stupid question but I have researched and attempted to find a solution for this and cant. Hoping someone can help me.

 

I have the following code I am using within a Wordpress template...

 

<?php if (function_exists('simple_feed_list')) : ?>
<?php
$title = get_the_title();
str_replace("+", " ", $title);
simple_feed_list('http://www.amazon.com/rss/tag/'. str_replace(" ", "+", $title) .'/new/ref=tag_tdp_rss_new_man?tag=search-20','limit=5&desc=yes&nofollow=yes&more=no'); ?>
<?php endif; ?>

 

I am trying to make it produce a RSS feed url from amazon that looks like this:

http://www.amazon.com/rss/tag/ipod ibuds/new/ref=tag_tdp_rss_new_man?tag=search-20

note the space between ipod and buds, that is what I am trying to accomplish.

Right now the space is being changed I think to a + sign which breaks the feed if the search term is more than one word.

 

Can anyone help me fix this? I have tried removing the string replace part, etc with no luck

[mnybud]

I have also tried this with no luck... anyone have any ideas?

 

<?php if (function_exists('simple_feed_list')) : ?>
<?php
$title = get_the_title();
simple_feed_list('http://www.amazon.com/rss/tag/'. str_replace("", "", $title) .'/new/ref=tag_tdp_rss_new_man?tag=search-20','limit=5&desc=yes&nofollow=yes&more=no'); ?>
<?php endif; ?>

[Muddy_Funster]

<?php if (function_exists('simple_feed_list')) : ?>
<?php
$title = get_the_title();
$url = "http://www.amazon.com/rss/tag/$title/new/ref=tag_tdp_rss_new_man?tag=search-20";
$url = urlencode($url);
simple_feed_list($url,'limit=5&desc=yes&nofollow=yes&more=no'); ?>
<?php endif; ?>

url's dont have spaces in them

[mnybud]

thanks but that still is not working. It works if the page title is one word but not if it is more than one.

 

and in this case the urls do include a space....example.

 

max results

http://www.amazon.com/rss/tag/ipod accessories/new/ref=tag_tdp_rss_new_man?tag=biblesforthew-20

 

limited results

http://www.amazon.com/rss/tag/ipodaccessories/new/ref=tag_tdp_rss_new_man?tag=biblesforthew-20

[mnybud]

anyone else help. the suggested code above actually doesnt even work on a single term