using str_replace with file_get_contents

Question

I am using file_get_contents to grab a page, but i need to replace some data in the contents of the page before echoing it.

I have this so far (this script runs on domain2.com)

<?php
$page = file_get_contents('http://domain.com/page.html');
str_replace('href="/','href="http://domain.com','$page');
echo $page;
?>

The problem is, that when the page displays, some links on the domain.com page read:

<a href=/about.html>

Which when i call in my script, are prepending it with the incorrect domain. I tried using str_replace, to look for

href="/

and replace it with

href="http://www.domain.com/

But its not working. Any clues?

I deleted my answer because there would be a ton of problems with it if executed. — Tyler Carter
– Tyler Carter, Commented Aug 1, 2009 at 5:58

mrpatg · Accepted Answer · 2009-08-01 06:02:21Z

3

fixed it

$pagefixed = str_replace("href=\"/","href=\"http://www.domain.com/","$page");

Thanks all

answered Aug 1, 2009 at 6:02

mrpatg

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jeffff · Accepted Answer · 2009-08-01 05:54:58Z

2

You'll either need to use a regular expression (preg_replace) or 2 str_replaces since quotes vary.

answered Aug 1, 2009 at 5:54

jeffff

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