#49594 [NEW]: POSIX regex are important

From: Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:53:09 +0000
Subject: #49594 [NEW]: POSIX regex are important
Groups: php.bugs 
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From:             jay at phpcourses dot ca
Operating system: all
PHP version:      5.3.0
PHP Bug Type:     Feature/Change Request
Bug description:  POSIX regex are important

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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Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=49594&edit=1
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Try a snapshot (PHP 5.2):            http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=49594&r=trysnapshot52
Try a snapshot (PHP 5.3):            http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=49594&r=trysnapshot53
Try a snapshot (PHP 6.0):            http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=49594&r=trysnapshot60
Fixed in SVN:                        http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=49594&r=fixed
Fixed in SVN and need be documented: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=49594&r=needdocs
Fixed in release:                    http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=49594&r=alreadyfixed
Need backtrace:                      http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=49594&r=needtrace
Need Reproduce Script:               http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=49594&r=needscript
Try newer version:                   http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=49594&r=oldversion
Not developer issue:                 http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=49594&r=support
Expected behavior:                   http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=49594&r=notwrong
Not enough info:                     http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=49594&r=notenoughinfo
Submitted twice:                     http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=49594&r=submittedtwice
register_globals:                    http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=49594&r=globals
PHP 4 support discontinued:          http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=49594&r=php4
Daylight Savings:                    http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=49594&r=dst
IIS Stability:                       http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=49594&r=isapi
Install GNU Sed:                     http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=49594&r=gnused
Floating point limitations:          http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=49594&r=float
No Zend Extensions:                  http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=49594&r=nozend
MySQL Configuration Error:           http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=49594&r=mysqlcfg

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