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Created July 24, 2009 11:31
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Generate a URL portion or alias from any text - uses alphanumeric characters and hyphens only.
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gistfile1.php
<?php
function generate_url_from_text($strText) {
$strText = preg_replace('/[^A-Za-z0-9-]/', ' ', $strText);
$strText = preg_replace('/ +/', ' ', $strText);
$strText = trim($strText);
$strText = str_replace(' ', '-', $strText);
$strText = preg_replace('/-+/', '-', $strText);
$strText = strtolower($strText);
return $strText;
}
?>
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