#49594 [Bgs]: POSIX regex are important

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: i need to talk to someone more senior/experienced i write 5000 - 10000 php scripts a year, most of which use posix regex and i don't need a junior telling me "we are not forcing you to upgrade to php 5.3; keep 5.2 forever" only a newbie would say that my clients' scripts are on 1000s of servers around the world php could also remove support for the pow() function, since there are alternative ways of raising numbers to powers, but like the ereg() support, they'd f*ck millions of developer worldwide in short: keep ereg() == no problems scrap ereg() == problems so why scrap API support? Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2009-10-01 16:24:21] jay at phpcourses dot ca you are mistaken again posix regex are ALSO everywhere! i have written probably 10000 scripts, i won't be updating them to use your favorite version of regex you have once again missed the point: do not throw away support for APIs YOU keep the regex, and let US choose that's community-driven, open-source software trust me on this ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2009-10-01 15:19:24] beverloo@php.net No, you think it's a mistake. In fact, the PCRE library offers more features, (mostly) better performance and is used in other programming languages as well (Java, Javascript, .NET). On top of that, it offers more consistent syntax. After all, no one is forcing you to upgrade your PHP version. It will remain available throughout the 5.x versions. Just don't update to PHP 6 if it really is a problem. Either way, you've got more than enough time to update any scripts or sites. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2009-10-01 15:16:20] pajoye@php.net You completely ignore the options you have, that's your rights. There is no bug, there is no issue > bogus. If you don't know how to use the error_reporting flags, please read the manual or ask for support in one of the numerous support channels. Thanks for your understanding. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2009-10-01 15:03:36] jay at phpcourses dot ca 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2009-10-01 14:29:34] pajoye@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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The remainder of the comments for this report are too long. To view the rest of the comments, please view the bug report online at http://bugs.php.net/49594 -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=49594&edit=1