[PHP] preg_replace learning resources? Regex tuts? Tips? (and yes, I have been rtfm)

[Micky Hulse]

Hi all,

I have been rtfm on preg_replace, and I am a bit turned-off by how 
complex reg-exing appears to be.... anyway, I would like to spend some 
time learning how I would convert a file full of links that look like:

<A HREF=/viewentry.asp?ID=343323&PT=PERSONALITIES TARGET=_top>Fake Link 
1</A>
<A HREF=/viewentry.asp?ID=328474&PT=PERSONALITIES>Fake Link 2</A>
<A HREF=/viewentry.asp?ID=340492&PT=PERSONALITIES>Fake Link 3</A>
<A HREF=/viewentry.asp?ID=339795&PT=PERSONALITIES>Fake Link 4</A>


And make them look like this:


<a 
href="http://www.site.com/viewentry.asp?ID=343323&amp;PT=PERSONALITIES"; 
target="_blank">Fake Link 1</a>
<a 
href="http://www.site.com/viewentry.asp?ID=328474&amp;PT=PERSONALITIES"; 
target="_blank">Fake Link 2</a>
<a 
href="http://www.site.com/viewentry.asp?ID=340492&amp;PT=PERSONALITIES"; 
target="_blank">Fake Link 3</a>
<a 
href="http://www.site.com/viewentry.asp?ID=339795&amp;PT=PERSONALITIES"; 
target="_blank">Fake Link 4</a>


Basically, I would like to make the links/code xhtml transitional, make 
the links absolute, add quotes where needed, convert & to &amp;, and 
make them open in a blank window... it would be cool to trash everything 
except for the url and link description (in other words, if any of the 
links have, for example, TARGET=_top, it would just ignore and grab only 
what I want from source file....

Any good links to tutorials and/or resources that teach one how to scrub 
urls with PHP and regex?

Many TIA!
Cheers,
Micky

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