ID: 49594
User updated by: jay at phpcourses dot ca
Reported By: jay at phpcourses dot ca
Status: Open
Bug Type: Feature/Change Request
Operating System: all
PHP Version: 5.3.0
New Comment:
recommended?
simply not true
all it ever says is "Note: preg_match(), which uses a Perl-compatible
regular expression syntax, is often a faster alternative to ereg(). "
plus, posix regex have a life of their own, independent of php
at my engineering firm we use posix regex exclusively
php is making a mistake abandoning parts of its api.
a mistake.
Previous Comments:
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[2009-10-01 04:44:08] a at b dot c dot de
For the past eight years PHP has recommended using the PCRE regex
functions. This has been noted on, for example, the manual page for
ereg().
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[2009-09-18 19:53:09] jay at phpcourses dot ca
Description:
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why is PHP deprecating the pervasive, very important POSIX regex
support? nearly every script i have ever written and/or taught in the
past 8 years uses posix regex, and now it will ALL be useless? my
customers will be disappointed and their code won't work. just LEAVE THE
POSIX REGEX ALONE.
Reproduce code:
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ereg('posix')
Expected result:
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success
Actual result:
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the single worst mistake php has ever made
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