Got problem : PREG_REPLACE Unkown Modifier

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November 30th, 2009, 09:03 PM

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Got problem : PREG_REPLACE Unkown Modifier

Hello all, i run this simple cleanup regex pattern and found errror:
$title="VISIT & JOIN ISIC WORLD";
$newtitle=preg_replace("[^A-Za-z0-9_-]+","",$title);

it return error : Unknown modifier '+'

please help

December 1st, 2009, 03:20 PM

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Preg_replace requires boundaries on the expression.

PHP Code:


		
			
 $newtitle=preg_replace("/[^A-Za-z0-9_-]+/","",$title);

-Dan

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