function GetStringFromStart($source, $start, $end) { $startInt = strpos($source,$start); $endInt = strpos(substr($source, $startInt, strlen($source) - $startInt), $end) + $startInt; return substr($source, $startInt, $endInt - $startInt); } $trainArray['pictureurl'] = GetStringFromStart($trainArray['pictureurl'], ""); $trainArray['pictureurl'] = GetStringFromStart($trainArray['pictureurl'], "http://myspace-", "\""); if ($trainArray['pictureurl'] == "") $trainArray['pictureurl'] = "http://i.myspace.com/site/images/no_pic.gif";