how to detect telephone numbers in a text (and replace them)?

Question

I know it can be done for bad words (checking an array of preset words) but how to detect telephone numbers in a long text? I\'m building a website in PHP for a client who n

Answer 1

To do so you must use regular expressions as you may know.

I found this pattern that could be useful for your project:

More information about this pattern can be found here http://gskinner.com/RegExr/?2rirv where you can even test it online. It's a great tool to test regular expressions.