$text = ereg_replace("api\\.php\\?[^ ()<\n\t]+", '<a href="\\0">\\0</a>', $text);
// make strings inside * bold
$text = ereg_replace("\\*[^<>\n]+\\*", '<b>\\0</b>', $text);
+ // make strings inside $ italic
+ $text = ereg_replace("\\$[^<>\n]+\\$", '<b><i>\\0</i></b>', $text);
return $text;
}