note 38951 added to function.preg-replace-callback

How to use the global scope on a variable in a function called from preg_replace_callback: $i=0; function somefunction($m) { global $i; $i++; return $m[0]; } This will work: $subject = preg_replace_callback('/(somepattern)/is', somefunction, $subject); This won't: $subject = preg_replace_callback('/(somepattern)/is', 'somefunction', $subject); Solution: the function name should not be a string. Hope this helps someone as it sure had me cursing a couple of times before I found out. ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.preg-replace-callback.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+38951 Delete -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+38951&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+38951&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php