Comments on: Strip non alphanumeric characters from a string with php http://www.emanueleferonato.com/2006/07/27/strip-non-alphanumeric-characters-from-a-string-with-php/ italian geek and PROgrammer Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:37:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Kyle http://www.emanueleferonato.com/2006/07/27/strip-non-alphanumeric-characters-from-a-string-with-php/#comment-593389 Kyle Wed, 23 Jun 2010 04:12:49 +0000 http://www.emanueleferonato.com/2006/07/27/strip-non-alphanumeric-characters-from-a-string-with-php/#comment-593389 Make sure to add a slash '/' before the first bracket and after the second. Make sure to add a slash ‘/’ before the first bracket and after the second.

]]> By: Mark http://www.emanueleferonato.com/2006/07/27/strip-non-alphanumeric-characters-from-a-string-with-php/#comment-563427 Mark Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:05:31 +0000 http://www.emanueleferonato.com/2006/07/27/strip-non-alphanumeric-characters-from-a-string-with-php/#comment-563427 @ Jason Not really, using trim you have to specify *all* the chars you don't want preg_replace / ereg_replace and a regex allow you to specify the chars you want i.e only letters etc. @ Jason
Not really, using trim you have to specify *all* the chars you don’t want preg_replace / ereg_replace and a regex allow you to specify the chars you want i.e only letters etc.

]]> By: pligg.com http://www.emanueleferonato.com/2006/07/27/strip-non-alphanumeric-characters-from-a-string-with-php/#comment-560517 pligg.com Wed, 24 Mar 2010 21:16:12 +0000 http://www.emanueleferonato.com/2006/07/27/strip-non-alphanumeric-characters-from-a-string-with-php/#comment-560517 <strong>Strip non alphanumeric characters from a string with php : Emanuele Feronato - italian geek and PROgrammer...</strong> leave only alphanumeric characters - no punctuation, special chars.... Strip non alphanumeric characters from a string with php : Emanuele Feronato – italian geek and PROgrammer…

leave only alphanumeric characters – no punctuation, special chars….

]]> By: Zim http://www.emanueleferonato.com/2006/07/27/strip-non-alphanumeric-characters-from-a-string-with-php/#comment-541808 Zim Sat, 30 Jan 2010 05:09:12 +0000 http://www.emanueleferonato.com/2006/07/27/strip-non-alphanumeric-characters-from-a-string-with-php/#comment-541808 Yay! Thank you :) Yay! Thank you :)

]]> By: anon http://www.emanueleferonato.com/2006/07/27/strip-non-alphanumeric-characters-from-a-string-with-php/#comment-517040 anon Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:34:42 +0000 http://www.emanueleferonato.com/2006/07/27/strip-non-alphanumeric-characters-from-a-string-with-php/#comment-517040 Insta, YOU'RE A FREEKING LIFE SAVER Insta, YOU’RE A FREEKING LIFE SAVER

]]> By: sioux http://www.emanueleferonato.com/2006/07/27/strip-non-alphanumeric-characters-from-a-string-with-php/#comment-492077 sioux Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:31:18 +0000 http://www.emanueleferonato.com/2006/07/27/strip-non-alphanumeric-characters-from-a-string-with-php/#comment-492077 well then try this \\sioux & sioux[pass] *-/:, ? sioux they all leave 'extra' chars except \\ well then try this

\\sioux & sioux[pass] *-/:, ? sioux
they all leave ‘extra’ chars except \\

]]> By: insta http://www.emanueleferonato.com/2006/07/27/strip-non-alphanumeric-characters-from-a-string-with-php/#comment-476598 insta Thu, 23 Jul 2009 05:38:18 +0000 http://www.emanueleferonato.com/2006/07/27/strip-non-alphanumeric-characters-from-a-string-with-php/#comment-476598 $result = preg_replace("/[^A-Za-z0-9\s\s+\.\:\-\/%+\(\)\*\&\$\#\!\@\"\';\n\t\r]/","",$text); Leaves almost every "normal" character. It's my effort to nuke really weird characters that render as boxes in IE and question marks on a diamond background in Firefox. $result = preg_replace(“/[^A-Za-z0-9\s\s+\.\:\-\/%+\(\)\*\&\$\#\!\@\"\';\n\t\r]/”,”",$text);

Leaves almost every “normal” character. It’s my effort to nuke really weird characters that render as boxes in IE and question marks on a diamond background in Firefox.

]]> By: James http://www.emanueleferonato.com/2006/07/27/strip-non-alphanumeric-characters-from-a-string-with-php/#comment-460247 James Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:47:30 +0000 http://www.emanueleferonato.com/2006/07/27/strip-non-alphanumeric-characters-from-a-string-with-php/#comment-460247 Thank you. You are right about this code being hard to find on the Internet. Thank you. You are right about this code being hard to find on the Internet.

]]> By: Ian http://www.emanueleferonato.com/2006/07/27/strip-non-alphanumeric-characters-from-a-string-with-php/#comment-453962 Ian Thu, 28 May 2009 09:58:34 +0000 http://www.emanueleferonato.com/2006/07/27/strip-non-alphanumeric-characters-from-a-string-with-php/#comment-453962 $new_string = ereg_replace("[^A-Za-z0-9] ", "", $string_to_be_stripped ); This will include spaces as well $new_string = ereg_replace(“[^A-Za-z0-9] “, “”, $string_to_be_stripped );

This will include spaces as well

]]> By: Jason http://www.emanueleferonato.com/2006/07/27/strip-non-alphanumeric-characters-from-a-string-with-php/#comment-436086 Jason Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:59:56 +0000 http://www.emanueleferonato.com/2006/07/27/strip-non-alphanumeric-characters-from-a-string-with-php/#comment-436086 most people would use trim($string,$charlist) to do this. most people would use trim($string,$charlist) to do this.

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