how to remove new lines and returns from php string?

Question

A php variable contains the following string:

text
text2

item1
item2         


        

Answer 1

Something a bit more functional (easy to use anywhere):

function replace_carriage_return($replace, $string)
{
    return str_replace(array("\n\r", "\n", "\r"), $replace, $string);
}

Using PHP_EOL as the search replacement parameter is also a good idea! Kudos.