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<?php function sanitizeFilename($name) { $res = preg_replace('#\w:\s#', ' - ', $name); $res = preg_replace('#\s:\s#', '', $res); $res = strtr($res, [ '<' => '-', '>' => '-', ':' => '-', '"' => '', '/' => '-', '\\' => '-', '|' => '-', '?' => '', '*' => '-' ]); $res = preg_replace('#\s{2,}#', ' ', $res); return $res; } var_dump(sanitizeFilename('The Hobbit: an unexpected')); var_dump(sanitizeFilename('The Hobbit:forever')); var_dump(sanitizeFilename('The Hobbit 50:50')); var_dump(sanitizeFilename('The Hobbit 50 : 50'));

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