PHP Functions Essential Reference

str_replace

string str_replace(string find, string replace, string string) 

Replaces all occurrences of find within string with replace.

Returns:

String

Description:

str_replace() replaces all instances of find within string with replace .

Version:

PHP 3.0.6+, PHP 4+

See also:

Other methods of replacing characters in a string:

str_replace() 
strtr() 

The regular expression functions

Example:

Remove all instances of (q.v.)

<?php $string = "For more on frobjigget mangling, see frobnagle() (q.v.)."; echo str_replace (' (q.v.)', '', $string); ?> Output: For more on frobjigget mangling, see frobnagle().