how can i use a function in php

hello all,

I managed to make a function but i do not know how to use it if i get the inf. from database.

here is my function

function safename($title)

PHP:

I want to use it in here

<?=$item[title]?>.

PHP:

<?php
while($item = mysql_fetch_array($portfolio))
{
?>
<a href="/links/<?=$item[id]?>/<?=$item[title]?>.html" class="link2"><?=$item[title]?></a>
<?php
}
?>
            

PHP:

any idea?

thanks

 

I know, tell me the table name, and field name and sql string to be used in the function.
pm me

 

this is the function

function safename($title){
// replaces every unwanted character form a string with - ;
		$title = str_replace("&", "and", $title);
		$arrStupid = array('feat.', 'feat', '.com', '(tm)', ' ', '*', "'s",  '"', ",", ":", ";", "@", "#", "(", ")", "?", "!", "_",
							 "$","+", "=", "|", "'", '/', "~", "`s", "`", "\\", "^", "[","]","{", "}", "<", ">", "%", "â„¢");

		$title = htmlentities($title);
  		$title = preg_replace('/&([a-zA-Z])(.*?);/','$1',$title); // get rid of bogus characters
		$title = strtolower("$title");
		$title = str_replace(".", "", $title);
		$title = str_replace($arrStupid, "-", $title);
		$flag = 1;
			while($flag){ 
  			  $newtitle = str_replace("--","-",$title);
				if($title != $newtitle) { 
					$flag = 1;
				 }
				else $flag = 0;
 			  $title = $newtitle;
			}
		$len = strlen($title);
		if($title[$len-1] == "-") {
			$title = substr($title, 0, $len-1);
		}
		return $title;
}

PHP:

My table is: files
my field is: title

my sql

while($item = mysql_fetch_array($portfolio)){

PHP:

I use:

<?=$item[title]?>

PHP:

to get the title row at the moment

Thanks

 

<?=safename($item[title])?>.

 

thank you.

it worked perfect

 

edit : answered already

 

no problem