How do I reformat imported 'addresses' using an Array? - php

Question

I need a strategy (and help) to accomplish the following;
I import addresses into the DB in this format:
[ 111 SW 22ND RD, 11111 NE 224TH ST ]
What I need is this:
[111 SW 22nd Road, 11111 NE 244th Street]
So my objective here is two folds:
to lowercase the suffix in the street number [22nd / 144th]
to replace the abbreviated street-type with the full word (first letter capitalized), ie. ST -> Street / RD -> Road
I thought the best way to solve this is to;
Lowercase everything first => 1111 sw 22nd st
Then target the 'direction' (sw) back to capitalized, and
Finally use an Array within an Array to identify and replace specific text. Ie.
Way = [way, WAY, wy, WY]
Street = [street, STREET, st, ST]
Road = [road, ROAD, rd, RD]
Is this the best approach?
If so, how do I approach (#2) targeting and capitalizing the 'direction' (SW, NE, etc), and (#3) what is the array that can identify and replace the abbreviated street-type?

Answer 1

This took care of it all. Worked great!
<?php
$data= $row['ADDRESS'];
$find= array(
'Way'=> array('WY','WAY','Wy'),
'Court'=> array('CT') ,
'Street'=> array(' ST'),
'th'=> array('TH'),
'rd'=> array('RD'),
'nd'=> array('ND'),
'1st'=> array('1ST')
);
foreach($find as $key => $value){
foreach($value as $r){
$data= str_replace($r,$key,$data);
}
}
echo $data;
?>
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