remove html tags php
// using strip_tags and str_replace for REMOVE all html TAGS in php
$text = '<p>Hello world.</p><!-- Comment --> <a href="https://learn-tech-tips.blogspot.com">Zidane</a>';
echo strip_tags($text);
//Hello world. Zidane
$short_description = strip_tags(str_replace(" ", " ", $short_description));
echo $short_description
// Allow <p> and <a>
echo strip_tags($text, '<p><a>');
// <p>Hello world.</p><a href="https://learn-tech-tips.blogspot.com">Zidane</a>