RE: [PHP] Problem with a regex!

Zack, Your not going to find {title} when $var = "TITLE". Everything PHP is case sensitive. Also $string is not changed if there are matches, ereg_replace returns the modified string. HTH Dustin > I tried ereg_replace("\{" . $var . "\}",$value,$string) and > it didnt return > an error... but it didnt replace anything. > Other ideas ? Either {'s are > impossible to escape or php just doesnt like me... > > --- CC Zona <cczona@nospam.invalid> > > wrote: > >In article <20010128011709.78C253ECC@sitemail.everyone.net>, > >hamoe@sect0r.com (Zack Ham) wrote: > > > >> What I'm trying to do is run through it and replace > {title} with an > >> appropriate value. I have tried running > >> ereg_replace("{$var}",$value,$string) and > >> ereg_replace("\{$var\}",$value,$string). Neither work. > They either do > >> nothing or produce the error "Warning: invalid content of \{\}". > > > >Is $var=="title" (same case, no leading/trailing whitespace, etc.)? > > > >If so, then perhaps try: > > ereg_replace("\{" . $title . "\}",$value,$string) > > > >If not, then perhaps one of these: > > eregi_replace("\{" . $title . "\}",$value,$string) > > eregi_replace("\{title\}",$value,$string)