PHP :: Bug #17632 :: ereg doesn't work correctly with (

Bug #17632	ereg doesn't work correctly with (
Submitted:	2002-06-06 15:43 UTC	Modified:	2002-06-06 20:19 UTC
From:	jesse at erieonline dot com	Assigned:
Status:	Not a bug	Package:	Unknown/Other Function
PHP Version:	4.2.1	OS:	Freebsd 4.5
Private report:	No	CVE-ID:	None

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[2002-06-06 15:43 UTC] jesse at erieonline dot com

After doing work using the ereg function, I've discovered that the function doesn't care for '('.  Everytime it is used, php will produce a warning message.  If I remove the '(', the function will work, but as soon as I add it back in, the warnings reapper.

if (ereg("> (", $line)) { 

Warning: REG_EPAREN in /usr/home/grimreapa.com/public_html/emailparse.php on line 5

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[2002-06-06 15:49 UTC] mfischer@php.net

Sorry, but the bug system is not the appropriate forum for asking
support questions. Your problem does not imply a bug in PHP itself.
For a list of more appropriate places to ask for help using PHP,
please visit http://www.php.net/support.php

Thank you for your interest in PHP.

How about escaping it with '\' ?

[2002-06-06 16:15 UTC] jesse at erieonline dot com

Using the '\(' didn't work either, but I worked around the problem using a different method.

[2002-06-06 20:19 UTC] torben@php.net

Please read the docs on escapes in strings, and on regular
expression syntax--it'll explain why your code didn't work.

  http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.types.string.php
  http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.regex.php


Hope this helps,

Torben

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