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createinside on 03/31/10


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String convert filename sanitize


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BrianCoyDesign


Convert string to filename

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Convert/Sanitize the string to a valid filename. The function also replaces the danish characters æøå.

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  1. function convert_to_filename ($string) {
  2.  
  3. 	$string = strtolower($string);
  4.  
  5. 	$string = str_replace ("ø", "oe", $string);
  6. 	$string = str_replace ("å", "aa", $string);
  7. 	$string = str_replace ("æ", "ae", $string);
  8.  
  9. 	$string = str_replace (" ", "_", $string);
  10. 	$string = str_replace ("..", ".", $string);
  11.  
  12. 	preg_replace ("/[^0-9^a-z^_^.]/", "", $string);
  13. 	return $string;
  14. }

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