mysql function for StripTags

mysql function for StripTags ( html function ) – run it in the mysql


SET GLOBAL log_bin_trust_function_creators=1;
DROP FUNCTION IF EXISTS fnStripTags;
DELIMITER |
CREATE FUNCTION fnStripTags( Dirty varchar(4000) )
RETURNS varchar(4000)
DETERMINISTIC
BEGIN
DECLARE iStart, iEnd, iLength int;
WHILE Locate( '<', Dirty ) > 0 And Locate( '>', Dirty, Locate( '<', Dirty )) > 0 DO
BEGIN
SET iStart = Locate( '<', Dirty ), iEnd = Locate( '>', Dirty, Locate('<', Dirty ));
SET iLength = ( iEnd - iStart) + 1;
IF iLength > 0 THEN
BEGIN
SET Dirty = Insert( Dirty, iStart, iLength, '');
END;
END IF;
END;
END WHILE;
RETURN Dirty;
END;
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DELIMITER ;


Test it with this query

SELECT fnStripTags('thisis a test, nothing more');

Output:


this is a test , nothing more