> I'm trying to get an apostrophe (and a dash, as well) to be > included in a preg_match expression, but I don't know how to escape the > characters.
The manual discusses which characters need escaping and how to escape characters: http://www.php.net/manual/en/pcre.pattern.syntax.php > <?php > if (preg_match("^[!a-zA-Z-/\\\'/]^", $_POST['ssname'])) die > ("<h5>Numbers and special characters not allowed in 'Surname'<br><br> > Click 'Back' on your browser to re-enter > information.</h5>"); > > ?> > Any help will be greatly appreciated. Keep it simple: [^a-zA-Z-'] Regards, =dn -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
