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If you have a text (string) in PHP and you want to find URLs within that text and turn them into clickable links, you can use regular expressions and the preg_replace function. Here’s an example:

function makeLinksClickable($text) {
    $pattern = '/\b(?:https?|ftp):\/\/[^\s\"]+\b/';
    $replacement = '<a href="$0" target="_blank">$0</a>';
    $textWithLinks = preg_replace($pattern, $replacement, $text);
    return $textWithLinks;
}

$text = "Check out this website: https://www.example.com. Also, here's a link to a video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abc123.";
$linkedText = makeLinksClickable($text);

echo $linkedText;

In this example, the makeLinksClickable function takes a text input, searches for URLs using a regular expression, and replaces them with the corresponding HTML anchor tags to create clickable links. The target="_blank" attribute makes the links open in a new tab.

Keep in mind that this is a simple example, and URLs can be quite complex due to query parameters, anchors, and other factors. You might need to adjust the regular expression pattern to match your specific use cases. Also, be cautious when dealing with user-generated content to prevent any potential security risks.