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Posted By

Abe on 01/30/08

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01/30/08 02:30pm

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<?php
	function string_to_underscore_name($string) {
	    $string = preg_replace('/[\'"]/', '', $string);
	    $string = preg_replace('/[^a-zA-Z0-9]+/', '_', $string);
	    $string = strtolower(trim($string, '_'));
	    return $string;
	}
	echo string_to_underscore_name("13: inside movie films```''''---\//\Bye!?");
	//Output: 13_inside_movie_films_bye
?>

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