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PHP strip_tags() Function


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Definition and Usage

The strip_tags() function strips a string from HTML, XML, and PHP tags.

Syntax

strip_tags(string,allow)

Parameter Description
string Required. Specifies the string to check
allow Optional. Specifies allowable tags. These tags will not be removed


Tips and Notes

Note: HTML comments are always stripped. This cannot be changed with the allow parameter.


Example 1

<?php
echo strip_tags("Hello <b>world!</b>");
?>

The output of the code above will be:

Hello world!


Example 2

<?php
echo strip_tags("Hello <b><i>world!</i></b>","<b>");
?>

The output of the code above will be:

Hello world!


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