ID: 49594
User updated by: jay at phpcourses dot ca
Reported By: jay at phpcourses dot ca
Status: Bogus
Bug Type: Feature/Change Request
Operating System: all
PHP Version: 5.3.0
New Comment:
you've missed the point entirely
unlike C and Java etc
php has gone the route of "most of your old scripts will no longer work
when you upgrade php"
it's a mistake
there is no point in trying to defend it, it's a known mistake that's
made many of us upset
for example, i teach php at a university and at a college, in addition
to being a contractor and developing my own sites such as
torqueinvoicing.com and we all know it's a mistake
Previous Comments:
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[2009-10-01 14:29:34] paj...@php.net
The api is still usable as it is emulated by pcre. If you really like
to use it for the rest of your life, disable the deprecated warnings and
be done with that.
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[2009-10-01 14:25:16] jay at phpcourses dot ca
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.
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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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