Format Web Address

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Name: Format Web Address
Description: This function formats a web address for use in a link.
Snippet:

PHP Code:

function formatWebAddress($webAddress) {
    $originalWebAddress = $webAddress;
    $webAddress = "*" . $webAddress;
    $formattedWebAddress = "";
    if (stripos($webAddress, "http://") == 1) {    //starts with http://
        if (substr_count($webAddress, ".") == 1) {    //one dot only
            $formattedWebAddress = $originalWebAddress;
            $formattedWebAddress = insertString($formattedWebAddress, "www.", 7);
        }
        else
            $formattedWebAddress = $originalWebAddress;
    }
    else {    //does not start with http://
        if (substr_count($webAddress, ".") == 1)    //one dot only
            $formattedWebAddress = "http://www." . $originalWebAddress;
        elseif (substr_count($webAddress, ".") >= 2)    //two dots only
            $formattedWebAddress = "http://" . $originalWebAddress;
        else
            $formattedWebAddress = $originalWebAddress;
    }
    // add slash at end
    if (substr_count($formattedWebAddress, "/") == 2)    //if it has "//" at beginning
        $formattedWebAddress .= "/";
    $formattedWebAddress = strtolower($formattedWebAddress);
    return $formattedWebAddress;
} 


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