> While I try and request for a recompile of the system, is there an > alternate way out?
Why don't you use the PCRE functions instead. The equivalent preg would be: preg_match("/__([a-z0-9_]+)__/i", "Hello __WO_RD__ Test", $Matches) > By the way, what is the significance of the switch --with-regex=system It means that it was compiled against the system regex library as opposed to the one shipped with PHP. -Rasmus -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php