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How to parse out punctuation and replace with html tags in PHP

I was wondering if there is a way to take a string like 

$string = "Look at *me* because I am bold";

and replace the asterisks with tags so the string would be 

echo $string; //"Look at <bold>me</bold> because I am bold"
Solution

  • Try $string = preg_replace('~\*(.*?)\*~','<bold>$1</bold>',$string);

    Edit: Appended the semicolon I forgot.