php turn youtube link into embed link code example
Example 1: php convert link to embed youtube
function convertYoutube($string) {
return preg_replace(
"/\s*[a-zA-Z\/\/:\.]*youtu(be.com\/watch\?v=|.be\/)([a-zA-Z0-9\-_]+)([a-zA-Z0-9\/\*\-\_\?\&\;\%\=\.]*)/i",
"<iframe src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/$2\" allowfullscreen></iframe>",
$string
);
}
Example 2: php get embed code from youtube url
preg_replace("/\s*[a-zA-Z\/\/:\.]*youtube.com\/watch\?v=([a-zA-Z0-9\-_]+)([a-zA-Z0-9\/\*\-\_\?\&\;\%\=\.]*)/i","<iframe width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"//www.youtube.com/embed/$1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen></iframe>",$post_details['description']);