PHP: Finding a URL within a string and converting to hyperlink

I’m trying to find a link within a string (paragraph)(stored as a ‘text’ type in MYQSL). What would be the best approach at doing this?

For example (string from database):

$string = "Visit here: https://example.com to find more information";

I’m trying to hyperlink "https://example.com"

Thanks in advance.

>Solution :

Using a regular expression would be your best option.

Check out the answer on this thread.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9151681/find-url-from-string-with-php#:~:text=following%20code%20is%20used%20to,%24text%5B0%5D%20.