title: Remove web address from text string
body: <p>This is one of those "can it be done" questions. I had a colleague approach me about removing web addresses - all unique except starting with http - from databased text strings. My first instinct was to go with the replace function but that can become quite cumbersome to use and maintain. </p>
  
  <p>So I'm querying the forum on their thoughts on how to best approach this task.</p>
  
  <pre><code> This is a test http://t.co/aBc689XYz -&gt; new result=This is a test
   Have a nice http://t.co/vZ754PlkuI day -&gt; new result=Have a nice day
  </code></pre>