Re: Re: str_ireplace problems. [Solved]

I've solved the problem. Turns out it wasn't my fault, but the other network admins... He said he installed PHP 5.. Turns out that in his mind 5 = 4. So I changed from str_ireplace to str_replace and it all works. Thanks for the website though! On 02/11/05, Gustavo Narea <gustavo@php.net> wrote: > Daniel Spain wrote: > > //Remove the drive letter and replace it with a single slash > > $step1 = str_ireplace("T:\\", "\\", $_POST['path']); > > I would use: > $step1 = ereg_replace(trim("^[:alpha:]"),"",$_POST['path']); > > This will remove the first letter of the string. You should use this, > unless this letter is "T" forever. As far as I can see, this is for > Windows, and the letter may change depending on the machine. > > On the other hand, you should verify that the user is sending you a > right path. > > The instruction I suggested you is based on Regular Expressions. If you > want to get more information about them, I suggest you: > http://www.regular-expressions.info > > PS: If get_magic_quotes_gpc() returns true, you should use > stripslashes() too: > $step1 = ereg_replace(trim("^[:alpha:]"),"", > stripslashes($_POST['path'])); > > -- > Best regards, > > Gustavo Narea. > PHP Documentation - Spanish Translation Team. > Valencia, Venezuela. > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- Fare thee well, Daniel "TheHeadSage" Spain *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ E-mail: theheadsage@gmail.com Mob: +61 0407 057 580