Smart replace

A really simple way using the PHP str_replace function with some extra functionalities.

Usage

The difference between str_replace and smart_replace:

$replace = str_replace(["!","Hello"],[".","Good morning"],"Hello world!");
output: Good morning world.
$replace = smart_replace(["!"=>".","Hello"=>"Good morning"],"Hello world!");
output: Good morning world.

Exclude options from the replace function:

For example; To remove a slash from an URL where the link is not starting with /nl/ or /de/

string = '<a href="/nl/testlink"></a> <a href="/testlink"></a> <a href="/de/testlink"></a>';$searchOn = [
'<a href="/'=>'<a href="'
];$exclude = [
'<a href="/nl/',
'<a href="/de/'
];$replace = smart_replace($searchOn, $string, $exclude);
output: <a href="/nl/testlink"></a><a href="testlink"></a><a href="/de/testlink"></a>