Merlin Morgenstern wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> I am trying to filter out content that is not ascii. Can I do this with
> regex? For example:
>
> $regex = '[AZ][09]';
> if (preg_match($regex, $text)) {
> return TRUE;
> }
> else {
> return FALSE;
> }
>
> The reason I need to do this is that I am doing a mysql query with the
> text and I need to make sure it is not UTF8. Otherwise I do get
> following error:
>
> Error: Illegal mix of collations (latin1_swedish_ci,IMPLICIT)
> and (utf8_general_ci,COERCIBLE) for operation '='
>
> I am new to regex and would be happy for a jump start to get this fixed.
>
> Best regards, Merlin
>
You prolly have already been here:
http://www.regular-expressions.info/
But if not, that site is certainly useful for all things regex.
Sorry I can't be of more help for your specific question.
dK
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