Removing extra <tr><td><table> and </tr></td></table> with preg_replace

[traq]

Are you sure HTMLpurifier is "too complex" for what you want to do?

require_once '/path/to/HTMLPurifier.auto.php';

$config = HTMLPurifier_Config::createDefault();
$purifier = new HTMLPurifier($config);
$clean_html = $purifier->purify($dirty_html); 

($dirty_html would be the markup your users submit; $clean_html would be the purified markup you save/use.)

[qwikad.com]

It's not as easy as you think, in my case. An ad content, in my case, already goes through a markdown and it's not just one $dirty_html that is called out. In my case, the html is echoed and it has two different components in it. I will need a professional help to make it work.

[qwikad.com]

I am also wondering, how the purifier is going to help me with html tables. And... if it can, why can't I do the same thing through my markdown? Obviously the purifier is using something to straighten html tables, why can't I just take the same regex (or whatever) and just make it part of my markdown?

[traq]

I'm sure it's possible to reverse-engineer HTMLpurifier and integrate the relevant parts with your code. I'm also sure that it would not be a "simpler" approach.

If you'd like to share further details - what user input you receive, how you need to process it, how it needs to be output/saved - I'd be happy to continue to help you find a solution.

Otherwise, if you want to hire someone, you're welcome to post in the Paid Work forum.

[qwikad.com]

traq

You may wander why I need that thing to be fixed so badly. Here's an example of a table based template a user posted on the site:

http://qwikad.com/0/posts/8-real-est...use-FAST-.html

That's why I want to perfect the whole table thing so that others could enjoy good looking templates and never encounter the ones that mess up the site.

[qwikad.com]

I guess I've taken the easiest way out for now. I've tried different lines and ended up with this one. It does what I want... for now:

 $text = preg_replace( '/(s*<\/table\s*\/?>\s*)+/', "</table>", $text);

Thanks everyone for your input!



By the way, in the process I've discovered this site. Some of you (regex fans) may find it useful: http://regex101.com