2007/1/22, Beauford <phpuser@xxxxxxxxxx>:
... much blah blah blah ...
I've probably read 100 pages on this, and no matter what I try it doesn't
work. Including all of what you suggested above - is my PHP possessed?
if(preg_match("/^[A-Za-z0-9!@#$%&()*;:_.'/\\ ]+$/", $string)) { gives me
this error.
Warning: preg_match() [function.preg-match]: Unknown modifier '\' in
/constants.php on line 107
So if If you wouldn't mind, could you show me exactly what I need right
from
the beginning and explain why it works.
i.e.
if(preg_match(what goes here", $string)) {
Echo "You got it";
if (preg_match('/^[A-Za-z0-9!@#$%&()*;:_.'\\/\\\\ ]+$/', $string))
Use single quotes and double back-slashes. PHP strings also have escape
sequences that use the back-slash as escape character, that's why you have
to double them. And single quotes to avoid the $ character interpreted as
the start of a variable.
PS: Will we be risking going the perl way if we ask that PHP supported
regular expressions natively (I mean: without having to provide them as
strings)?
