Markdown Parser
Simple PHP script to convert Markdown text to HTML
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Files and folders for this demo
index.php ▾
<?php
include ("inc/convert-markdown.php");
$mdtext = file_get_contents ("inc/test-markdown.txt");
$htmltext = "";
if ($_SERVER ["REQUEST_METHOD"] == "POST" ) {
if (isset ($_POST['mdtext'])) {
$mdtext = $_POST['mdtext'];
$mdtext = strip_tags ($mdtext);
if ( filter_var($mdtext, FILTER_SANITIZE_STRING) === false) {
echo "<div class = 'error'> Invalid Input</div>";
}
else if (strlen ($mdtext)> 1000) {
echo "</div class = 'error'>Text must be less than 1000 characters</div>";
}
}
}
?>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>'The Nip Shoppe'</title>
<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Lato" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Elsie" rel="stylesheet">
<link rel= 'stylesheet' type='text/css' href= 'inc/style.css'>
</head>
<body>
<div class = 'header'>
<a class = 'return' href = '../../markdown-parser'>← Return</a>
<h1>Convert Markdown to HTML</h1>
</div>
<main>
<div class = 'half-column'>
<h2>Markdown Text</h2>
<h5>Shows sample text - feel free to delete and type in your own</h5>
<form method='post' action='index.php'>
<textarea name = 'mdtext' rows = '10' cols = '60'><?php echo $mdtext ;?></textarea>
<br>
<input class = 'pinkbutton' type = 'submit' name = 'submit' value='Convert to HTML'/>
</form>
<br>
</div><div class = 'half-column'>
<h2>Converted Text</h2>
<?php
$htmltext = convertTextToHtml ($mdtext);
echo $htmltext;
?>
</div>
<div class = 'full-column'>
<h2>Text as HTML: </h2>
<?php
$codeblock = htmlentities ($htmltext);
echo $codeblock;
?>
</div><div class = 'full-column'>
<br><br>
<h2>Markdown Instructions</h2>
<?php
include ("inc/markdown-instructions.php");
?>
</div>
</main>
<br><br><br>Copyright © <?php echo date('Y'); ?> Susan Rodgers, <a href = 'https://lilaavenue.com'>Lila Avenue</a><br><br>
<br><br>
</body>
</html>
