#47656 [Opn->Bgs]: preg_match doesn't match certain string length

ID: 47656 Updated by: scottmac@php.net Reported By: bugs at no-signal dot com -Status: Open +Status: Bogus Bug Type: PCRE related Operating System: Linux PHP Version: 5.2.9 New Comment: Sorry, but your problem does not imply a bug in PHP itself. For a list of more appropriate places to ask for help using PHP, please visit http://www.php.net/support.php as this bug system is not the appropriate forum for asking support questions. Due to the volume of reports we can not explain in detail here why your report is not a bug. The support channels will be able to provide an explanation for you. Thank you for your interest in PHP. See preg_last_error(), you've hit the backtrack limit due to the way you've written the expression. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2009-03-14 11:43:57] bugs at no-signal dot com Description: ------------ preg_match will match against 'ourproducts/documentaries/test12345.html' but not against 'ourproducts/documentaries/test123456.html' preg_match_all does return the expected result, however. Reproduce code: --------------- $result = preg_match('#^((?:[^/]+/?)+)/(.*)$#i','ourproducts/documentaries/test123456.html',$matches); var_dump($matches); Expected result: ---------------- array(3) { [0]=> string(40) "ourproducts/documentaries/test123456.html" [1]=> string(25) "ourproducts/documentaries" [2]=> string(14) "test123456.html" } Actual result: -------------- array(0) { } ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=47656&edit=1