note 69006 added to function.ereg

Ok well someone else posted this but if didn't work so I made my own. I used this to check file names that are to be created on a server. File names that start with a-Z or 0-9 and contain a-Z, 0-9, underscore(_), dash(-), and dot(.) will be accepted. File names beginning with anything but a-Z or 0-9 will be rejected. File names containing anything other than above mentioned will also be rejected. Here it is. <?php $result = ereg("(^[a-zA-Z0-9]+([a-zA-Z\_0-9\.-]*))$" , $filename); ?> ---- Server IP: 203.220.0.234 Probable Submitter: 220.236.186.153 ---- X-Spam-Status: No, hits=3.1 required=5.0 tests=DATE_MISSING,FROM_NO_LOWER autolearn=no version=2.64 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.ereg.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/69006 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/69006/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/69006/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/69006/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/69006/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/69006/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/69006/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/69006 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/69006 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php