PHP srip_tags() Function Usage and Example

PHP String Manual of String Functions

　 　 The srip_tags() function is used to remove HTML and PHP tags from a string.

Syntax

string strip_tags ( string $str [, string $allowable_tags ] )

Definition and Usage

This function attempts to return the result of the given string str after removing whitespace characters, HTML, and PHP tags.

Return Value

　Returns the processed string.

Parameter

Online Example

Try the following example, strip_tags deletes HTML tags and retains specified tags:

<?php
$text　=　'<p>PHP Tutorial</p><!--　Comment　-->　<a　href="#fragment">www.oldtoolbag.com</a>';　
//Delete all HTML tags
echo　strip_tags($text);
echo　"\n";
//　Do not delete the　<p>　and　<a>　tags
echo　strip_tags($text,　'<p><a>');
?>

Output Result

PHP Tutorial　www.oldtoolbag.com
PHP Tutorial
www.oldtoolbag.com

PHP String Manual of String Functions