Edit report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=49598&edit=1
ID: 49598 Updated by: [email protected] Reported by: sergey at lisergey dot net Summary: Save the POSIX RegExp functions - they're useful! -Status: Open +Status: Bogus Type: Feature/Change Request -Package: Feature/Change Request +Package: *General Issues Operating System: FreeBSD PHP Version: 5.2.11 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Deprecated does not mean "removed instantly".. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2009-10-01 04:43:46] a at b dot c dot de Use the PCRE functions (such as preg_grep) instead. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2009-09-19 06:55:25] sergey at lisergey dot net Description: ------------ I use posix regexp for log parsing and its extremely useful. If it would be deprecated, I'd have to rewrite alot of code. Yes, of course, I could call system() and use egrep, but it's weightier and unsafer way to get some sophisticated stings out of a huge log. Reproduce code: --------------- --- >From manual page: function.ereg --- Expected result: ---------------- POSIX RegExp functions to be not deprecated ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=49598&edit=1
