RE: [PHP] REG_BADRPT error for regex

> > eregi( "<rec>.*?<\/rec>", $news, $newsRecs ); > > How is "<\/rec>" not a 'valid basic or extended regular > > expression'? > > I'm using PHP3.0.5 so I cannot use the preg() functions and I > > really need to get some sort of regex that does what I need; some- > > thing that the regex above should be able to do. > > Is there a work around? Or something? > You're trying to use non-greedy syntax (.*?) in POSIX regexps which do > not support it. You're stuck unless you use preg_*() functions. So in other words, unless I upgrade from the version we are using now (3.0.5; I've tried talking them into upgrading. :/), I'm going to have to use some sort of work around, most likely using instr() (or substr() or whatever the function is, I cannot recall)? Man, that bites. Thanks for the info. Chris