- preg_replace_callback: documentation ( source)
- str_repeat: documentation ( source)
<?php
$string = "This is a " . str_repeat("test", 2) .
"!\n" . str_repeat("hello", 3) . " and Bye!\n" .
"When I sleep, the thought bubble says " . str_repeat("zz", 3) . ".";
echo preg_replace_callback(
'~\b(\w+?)\1+\b~',
function($m) {
return "[{$m[1]}](" . (strlen($m[0]) / strlen($m[1])) . ")";
},
$string
);