preg_replace

[Perad]

$this->str = preg_replace('watch?v=', 'v/', $this->str);

 

I want to replace any instance of 'watch?v=' with 'v/'. I have tinkered with various slashes but I cannot get this to work. Can someone help me get this working please.

[thebadbad]

You need delimiters for the pattern, and you need to escape the question mark:

 

<?php
$this->str = preg_replace('|watch\?v=|', 'v/', $this->str);
?>

[thebadbad]

Come to think of it, you really should use str_replace instead, as long as it's this simple

[Aureole]

You should use str_replace(), it's a lot faster.