cleanPhoneString("6042513219")          returns:  "604-251-3219"
   cleanPhoneString("60425132191234")      returns:  "604-251-3219 x 1234"
   cleanPhoneString("6a0b4c2d5e1f3g2h1i9") returns:  "604-251-3219"

   This method is meant to be used hand-in-hand with "isValidPhoneString()".

   Example usage:

       $cleanPhone = cleanPhoneString( $str );
       if ( !isValidPhoneString( $cleanPhone ) )
       {
         $cleanPhone = "invalid!";
       }
*/
function cleanPhoneString( $phoneStr )
{
  $len = strlen( $phoneStr );
  $buf = "";
  for ( $i = 0; $i <$len; $i++ )
  {
    $c = $phoneStr{$i};
    if ( ctype_digit( $c ) )
    {
      $buf = $buf.$c;
    }
  }
  $phoneStr = $buf;
  $len = strlen( $phoneStr );
  $buf = "";
  for ( $i = 0; $i <$len; $i++ )
  {
    $c = $phoneStr{$i};
    if ( ctype_digit( $c ) )
    {
      if ( $i == 3 || $i == 6 )
      {
        $buf = $buf."-";
      }
      else if ( $i == 10 )
      {
        $buf = $buf." x ";
      }
      $buf = $buf.$c;
    }
  }
  return $buf;
}

/*
   Tests to make sure string is a valid phone number.  You should first
   run your string through cleanPhoneString() first, since isValidPhoneString()
   depends on the formatting provided by cleanPhoneString().
*/
function isValidPhoneString( $phoneStr )
{
  $l = strlen( $phoneStr );
  $c = "";
  if ( $l>= 1 )
  {
    $c = $phoneStr{0};
  }
  // Must be at least 12 digits (xxx-xxx-xxxx), and must
  // not start with 0 or 1.  Must not be more than 20 digits
  // (xxx-xxx-xxxx x xxxxx).
  return $l>= 12 && $l <= 20 && $c != '0' && $c != '1';
}