Posted by gosha bine on 05/14/07 20:38

dr_phill123@yahoo.com wrote:
> The following code gives this warning, any suggestions?
>
> Warning: preg_match(): Compilation failed: nothing to repeat at
> offset 0 in test.php on line 6
>
> =========================
>
> $match = '* Hello World';
> $test = '* Hello';
>
> if ( preg_match ( "/$match/", $test ) ) echo "Matched";
>

* means "repeat previous character". In your expr, * goes first, hence
the warning. What are you trying to find with this expression?

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gosha bine

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