Bug #63751 [Opn->Nab]: PCRE failed to match some expressions

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=63751&edit=1 ID: 63751 Updated by: felipe@php.net Reported by: cosechy at gmail dot com Summary: PCRE failed to match some expressions -Status: Open +Status: Not a bug Type: Bug Package: PCRE related Operating System: Ubuntu 12.04 Precise PHP Version: 5.5Git-2012-12-12 (snap) Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Hi, in such situation, check out preg_last_error() return value to diagnostic what have happened. Not a PHP bug. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2012-12-12 12:07:49] cosechy at gmail dot com Description: ------------ See the example below Test script: --------------- <?php var_dump(preg_match( "/a([bc]*|[^bc])*X|A/", "abbbbbbcccccccccc...A", $m)); var_dump($m); //this pattern is equal to "/a([bc]|[^bc])*X|A/", which works well Expected result: ---------------- int(1) array(1) { [0]=> string(1) "A" } Actual result: -------------- bool(false) array(0) { } ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=63751&edit=1