how to make @username to a link?

[faybe]

Hey,

 

What i want is that if a username inserts some text into a field like "Hey @martin how are ya" ? then it will display @martin as a link that takes you to site.com/martin, i searched php.net from preg_replace and str_replace...unfortunately for me things got so complicated that i don't even want to talk about it.

 

Anyone who can do it will be my saviour!

[wildteen88]

You wont find an exact example of what you're trying to achive within the manual. But you are looking at the right functions to use, which was preg_replace. You'll need to use regex to convet @username to a clickable to link which takes them to the uses profile.

 

Example code

$str = 'Hello, @martin How are you?';
$str = preg_replace('~@([a-z0-9]+)~i', '<a href="http://site.com/$1">@$1</a>', $str);

echo $str;

[faybe]

Dude, that was exactly what i meant. Woohoo, your awesome. Thanks. I will put it on my brainHDD so i wont have to ask this again.