URL encode on a string that is not just urls?

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    Say I have a string:
    How can I use the function urlencode on just the
    without urlencoding the rest of the string?
     
    kemus, Mar 1, 2007 IP
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    nico_swd Prominent Member

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$text = 'RANDOM TEXT <a href="http://google.com/?RANDOM=RANDOM">RANDOM</a>';

$text = preg_replace('/<a(.+)href\s?=\s?"([^"]+)"([^>]+)>([^<]+)<\/a>/e', "'<a$1href=\"'. urlencode('$2') .'$3>$4</a>'", $text);

echo $text;
    PHP:
     
    nico_swd, Mar 2, 2007 IP