$emoticons = array(

"/:-)/" => "smile.gif",

"/:)/" => "smile.gif",

"/8-)/" => "shades.gif",

"/(H)/" => "shades.gif",

"/:-o/" => "surprise.gif",

"/:-O/" => "surprise.gif",

"/:-|/" => "amused.gif",

"/:@/" => "angry.gif",

"/(au)/" => "car.gif",

"/:-S/" => "confused.gif",

"/:-s/" => "confused.gif",

"/:s/" => "confused.gif",

"/:S/" => "confused.gif",

"/:(/" => "sad.gif",

"/:-(/" => "sad.gif",

"/:d/" => "teeth.gif",

"/:D/" => "teeth.gif",

"/:-p/" => "tongue.gif",

"/:-P/" => "tongue.gif",

"/;-)/" => "winck.gif",

"/;)/" => "winck.gif",

);



foreach(array_keys($emoticons) as $key){

$emoticons[$key] = "img src='".$_emoticons_folder.$emoticons[$key]."' width=17 height=17";

}



function format_text($text){

global $emoticons;

return preg_replace(array_keys($emoticons),array_values($emoticons),$text);

}