Extract URL from string

Question

I\'m trying to find a reliable solution to extract a url from a string of characters. I have a site where users answer questions and in the source box, where they enter thei

Answer 1

This code is worked for me.

function makeLink($string){

/*** make sure there is an http:// on all URLs ***/
$string = preg_replace("/([^\w\/])(www\.[a-z0-9\-]+\.[a-z0-9\-]+)/i", "$1http://$2",$string);
/*** make all URLs links ***/
$string = preg_replace("/([\w]+:\/\/[\w-?&;#~=\.\/\@]+[\w\/])/i","$1",$string);
/*** make all emails hot links ***/
$string = preg_replace("/([\w-?&;#~=\.\/]+\@(\[?)[a-zA-Z0-9\-\.]+\.([a-zA-Z]{2,3}|[0-9]{1,3})(\]?))/i","$1",$string);

return $string;
}