/** * slugify * @param string $str * @return mixed * * Converts nasty URLs to clean, SEO friendly ones */ public function slugify($str) { $clean = preg_replace(“/[^a-zA-Z0-9\/_|+ -]/”, ”, $str); $clean = strtolower(trim($clean, ‘-‘)); $clean = preg_replace(“/[\/_|+ -]+/”, ‘-‘, $clean); return $clean; }