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PHP: How to check whether the URL is Youtube's or vimeo's

Asked 2011-07-08T01:21:25.667
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How can I write a function to check whether the provided URLs is youtube or vimeo?

For instance, I have this two URLs that I store in a database as strings,

http://vimeo.com/24456787

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rj18UQjPpGA&feature=player_embedded

If the URL is youtube then I will rewrite the URL to,

http://www.youtube.com/embed/rj18UQjPpGA?rel=0&wmode=transparent

If the URL is vimeo then I will rewrite this URL to,

http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=24456787

Thanks.

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You can use preg_match():

$u1="http://vimeo.com/24456787";
$u2="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rj18UQjPpGA&feature=player_embedded";

if(preg_match('/http:\/\/(www\.)*vimeo\.com\/.*/',$u1)){
    // do vimeo stuff
    echo "Vimeo URL found!\n";
}

if(preg_match('/http:\/\/(www\.)*youtube\.com\/.*/',$u2)){
    // do youtube stuff
    echo "YouTube URL found!\n";
}
answered 2011-07-08T01:27:09.427

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