format-changelog-to-html.php

<?php

// The changelog path
$changelog_path = '/var/www/rp4wp/wp-content/plugins/related-posts-for-wp-premium/CHANGELOG.md';

// Format the changelog from .md to HTML
$changelog = file_get_contents( $changelog_path );
$changelog = preg_replace( "/###[ ]?([0-9\.]+): ([A-Z0-9 ,]+)/i", "<h3>$1</h3>" . PHP_EOL . "<i>$2</i>" . PHP_EOL . "<ul>", $changelog );
$changelog = preg_replace( "/\* ([A-Z0-9 \._,'\(\)\/\-&\"\']+)/i", "<li>$1</li>", $changelog );
$changelog = preg_replace( "/" . PHP_EOL . "<h3>/i", "</ul>" . PHP_EOL . PHP_EOL . "<h3>", $changelog );
$changelog .= PHP_EOL . "</ul>";

// Ouput. Copy and paste this to your website.
echo '<textarea name="changelog" cols="100" rows="30">' . $changelog . '</textarea><br />';

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