Doc #65001 [Opn->Wfx]: string argument length limits for preg_match() are not written in the man page

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=65001&edit=1 ID: 65001 Updated by: aharvey@php.net Reported by: bakaburg1 at gmail dot com Summary: string argument length limits for preg_match() are not written in the man page -Status: Open +Status: Wont fix Type: Documentation Problem Package: Documentation problem PHP Version: 5.4.16 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: There is a warning generated when the pattern size limit is hit. Given that, I don't think it's really worth documenting, particularly since libpcre doesn't have a hard and fast limit — it varies depending on how it's compiled, and boilerplate along the lines of "The maximum pattern length may be limited by the libpcre build configuration" seems useless. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2013-06-09 22:58:26] bakaburg1 at gmail dot com Description: ------------ --- From manual page: http://www.php.net/function.preg-match#refsect1-function.preg- match-parameters --- I got crazy to understand why preg_match() in my script wasn't working than I realize that the problem could have been in the length of the string I was passing to it. A little search and indeed there was a length limiti for the passed string. Well I think it should be written pretty clearly in the function manual page, together with ways to circumvent the problem (increase the limit or substr[inging]). It would be quite useful, especially for newbies that could not be able to solve the problem by themselves easily. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=65001&edit=1