Making URLs automatically clickable

[rasmusbang]

Hi all,

I have a PHP function which i use to make all links clickable. Problem is, if some one writes a link in a a-tag, the URL inside the href value is made clickable. Not good.

Can someone perhaps help me with the issue?

Function:

function makeClickableLinks($text)
{
$text = preg_replace('/<//', ' $text = preg_replace('(
)', '
', $text);
$text = preg_replace('!((https?://www.|https?://|www.)(([a-z0-9-]+.)+[a-z]{2,6})(/\S+|/)*)!ie', '"[".shortenurl("\1")."]("".(strtolower('$2'))"', $text);
$text = str_replace('( <a href',="" '<a="" $text);<br="">$text = str_replace(')" target', '" target', $text);
$text = str_replace('):" target', '" target', $text);
$text = str_replace(')..." target', '" target', $text);
$text = str_replace(').." target', '" target', $text);
$text = str_replace(')." target', '" target', $text);
return $text;
}</a>

<a href',="" '<a="" $text);<br="">Pleeeeease heeelp Can't fix it on my own - been at it for ages.

-Rasmus</a>

[irvingw]

I would post this on a PHP coding forum for a better response.