[PHP-DB] Replacing subtring within table record
I want to replace one substring with another within a MySQL table record, eg a blob. Do I need to extract the record and do it in php or can I do it directly with mysql? The Replace Syntax notes in mysql.com seem to relate to replacing the whole row and I'm not quite confident with shell commands. John -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
[PHP-DB] replacing dynamic variable in preg_replace
I am working on a script which takes a list of variables form a
database. The problem i am currently having is some of the variables
have other variables in the content , i.e. $temp=h1$title/h1 (made
up example), is something that might come out of the mysql.
$query=mysql_query(SELECT `code`,`varname` FROM `k_sys`);
while(list($code,$var)=mysql_fetch_array($query)){
$code=str_replace(-user-,USER,$code);
$code=preg_replace(/--(\w+)--/,$$1,$code); // PROBLEM
$$var=$code;
}
is the current code, i'm setting off variables with a --, so if
variables $title, is in the mysql, the above example would be
h1--title--/h1 instead. When i do the above i would just get like
$title as an output. I think its due to how mysql is storing the
information, but a stripslashes didnt work. If anyone can help it'd be
much appreciated.
Steve Mo'gan
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Re: [PHP-DB] replacing dynamic variable in preg_replace
Steve Morgan wrote:
I am working on a script which takes a list of variables form a
database. The problem i am currently having is some of the variables
have other variables in the content , i.e. $temp=h1$title/h1 (made
up example), is something that might come out of the mysql.
$query=mysql_query(SELECT `code`,`varname` FROM `k_sys`);
while(list($code,$var)=mysql_fetch_array($query)){
$code=str_replace(-user-,USER,$code);
$code=preg_replace(/--(\w+)--/,$$1,$code); // PROBLEM
$$var=$code;
}
is the current code, i'm setting off variables with a --, so if
variables $title, is in the mysql, the above example would be
h1--title--/h1 instead. When i do the above i would just get like
$title as an output. I think its due to how mysql is storing the
information, but a stripslashes didnt work. If anyone can help it'd be
much appreciated.
preg_replace('/--(\w+)--/e','$$1',$code);
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[PHP-DB] replacing once with ereg_replace
I have a problem with two possible solutions, I'm just not sure how to do either one. I have a number of pages and their links stored in a MySQL db. The links are stored without the leading slash (i.e. animals/birds/birds.htm). $PHP_SELF returns the link with the leading slash (i.e. /animals/birds/birds.htm). I need these two strings to match. There are two ways to do this: 1) Solution: Remove the leading slash from $PHP_SELF Problem: How do remove only the first instance of the slash with ereg-replace and leave the others? Or is there another function that would do this? This may be obvious but I didn't see it in the documentation. 2) Solution: Add the leading slash to each entry in the db (MySQL) Problem: How do I do this with a query without having to change each one manually? I know I can change the link field using UPDATE but how would I tell MySQL to change the entry to / + entry? Each entry is obviously different. Using a plus makes MySQL think it's mathematical addition and sets the field to 0. The field type is varchar. Thanks in advance for any suggestions! -Lisi -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP-DB] replacing once with ereg_replace
$new_php_self = substr($PHP_SELF, 1); Does this has anything to do with db?? - Original Message - From: lisi [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PHP-DB [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 10:21 AM Subject: [PHP-DB] replacing once with ereg_replace I have a problem with two possible solutions, I'm just not sure how to do either one. I have a number of pages and their links stored in a MySQL db. The links are stored without the leading slash (i.e. animals/birds/birds.htm). $PHP_SELF returns the link with the leading slash (i.e. /animals/birds/birds.htm). I need these two strings to match. There are two ways to do this: 1) Solution: Remove the leading slash from $PHP_SELF Problem: How do remove only the first instance of the slash with ereg-replace and leave the others? Or is there another function that would do this? This may be obvious but I didn't see it in the documentation. 2) Solution: Add the leading slash to each entry in the db (MySQL) Problem: How do I do this with a query without having to change each one manually? I know I can change the link field using UPDATE but how would I tell MySQL to change the entry to / + entry? Each entry is obviously different. Using a plus makes MySQL think it's mathematical addition and sets the field to 0. The field type is varchar. Thanks in advance for any suggestions! -Lisi -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
[PHP-DB] Replacing + with question
Hi all I want the contents of a variable to be returned to the user without the + symbols, how do I do that? This is what I have so far by the string replace function doesn't replace the spaces and display bla bla bla as I want: $AddressLine1 = urlencode($AddressLine1); $AddressLine1 = str_replace( , +, $AddressLine1); echo First Line Of Address: BR input type=text Name=AddressLine1 value=$AddressLine1BRBR; Cheers, Graeme :) -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP-DB] Replacing + with question
On Wednesday 01 October 2003 01:06, Graeme McLaren wrote: This is what I have so far by the string replace function doesn't replace the spaces and display bla bla bla as I want: Probably it's because you're trying to replace spaces with +. Swap your first 2 parameters. $AddressLine1 = urlencode($AddressLine1); $AddressLine1 = str_replace( , +, $AddressLine1); -- Jason Wong - Gremlins Associates - www.gremlins.biz Open Source Software Systems Integrators * Web Design Hosting * Internet Intranet Applications Development * -- Search the list archives before you post http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=php-db -- /* Surprise your boss. Get to work on time. */ -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP-DB] Replacing + with question
Jason, thank you for reply. I tried switching the 1st 2 parameters in the str_replace function so that it now looks like this: $AddressLine1 = urlencode($AddressLine1); $AddressLine1 = str_replace(+, , $AddressLine1); Unfortunately as I am now replacing the + symbols with a space only the part up to the first space is displayed back to the user. Any ideas? Cheers again, Graeme :) - Original Message - From: Jason Wong [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2003 7:12 PM Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] Replacing + with question On Wednesday 01 October 2003 01:06, Graeme McLaren wrote: This is what I have so far by the string replace function doesn't replace the spaces and display bla bla bla as I want: Probably it's because you're trying to replace spaces with +. Swap your first 2 parameters. $AddressLine1 = urlencode($AddressLine1); $AddressLine1 = str_replace( , +, $AddressLine1); -- Jason Wong - Gremlins Associates - www.gremlins.biz Open Source Software Systems Integrators * Web Design Hosting * Internet Intranet Applications Development * -- Search the list archives before you post http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=php-db -- /* Surprise your boss. Get to work on time. */ -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP-DB] Replacing + with question
From: Graeme McLaren [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jason, thank you for reply. I tried switching the 1st 2 parameters in the str_replace function so that it now looks like this: $AddressLine1 = urlencode($AddressLine1); $AddressLine1 = str_replace(+, , $AddressLine1); Unfortunately as I am now replacing the + symbols with a space only the part up to the first space is displayed back to the user. Any ideas? I think this whole problem can be solved by putting quotes around your HTML values. echo First Line Of Address: BR input type=\text\ Name=\AddressLine1\ value=\$AddressLine1\BRBR; Now, the ONLY thing you need to do to $AddressLine1 to make it safe to insert into this HTML form element is run htmlentities() on it. $safe_AddressLine1 = htmlentities($AddressLine1); echo First Line Of Address: BR input type=\text\ Name=\AddressLine1\ value=\$safe_AddressLine1\BRBR; I think the whole bit with + and spaces will go away if you do this. Remember that you may see this+that in the URL, but it's decoded automatically when it gets to your PHP script back to this that... ---John Holmes... -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
[PHP-DB] Replacing * with %
Hello all! I can't for the love of god get neither ereg_replace nor str_replace to work. I wan't to replace * with % so I can use SELECT ... WHERE whatever LIKE string% in MySQL. I've tried ereg_replace(*,%,$search_name). Didn't work. I tried escaping the asterisk. I tried double-escaping the asterisk. I tried str_replace(*,%,$search_name), and that didn't work either. I tried just about everything I could think of, escaping, double- escaping and triple-escaping ad nauseum, but it just wont work. Oh, yes, I also tried $search_name=ereg_replace(blablabla); What a surprise. It didn't work. Yes, I've RTFM, RTMFM, read from my PHP Blackbook to phpbuilder.net and just about everything in between. Pretty soon I'll start bashing away on that Solaris 8 box over there. Markus - frustrated -- Markus Lervik Linux-administrator with a kungfoo grip Vaasa City Library - Regional Library [EMAIL PROTECTED] +358-6-325 3589 / +358-40-832 6709 -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [PHP-DB] Replacing * with %
/* sorry markus, forgot to post this to the list, so here it is again! */ don't know if this is the solution without doing some reading, so i'll tell you what i think it might be and you can read up on it! is either (or both?) * and % special characters in regular expressions? if so, it may be possible to delimit them with slashes, that would be my thinking anyway. Let me know if i'm right or (more likely) wrong! cheers, Matt -Original Message- From: Markus Lervik [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 15 January 2002 09:40 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP-DB] Replacing * with % Hello all! I can't for the love of god get neither ereg_replace nor str_replace to work. I wan't to replace * with % so I can use SELECT ... WHERE whatever LIKE string% in MySQL. I've tried ereg_replace(*,%,$search_name). Didn't work. I tried escaping the asterisk. I tried double-escaping the asterisk. I tried str_replace(*,%,$search_name), and that didn't work either. I tried just about everything I could think of, escaping, double- escaping and triple-escaping ad nauseum, but it just wont work. Oh, yes, I also tried $search_name=ereg_replace(blablabla); What a surprise. It didn't work. Yes, I've RTFM, RTMFM, read from my PHP Blackbook to phpbuilder.net and just about everything in between. Pretty soon I'll start bashing away on that Solaris 8 box over there. Markus - frustrated -- Markus Lervik Linux-administrator with a kungfoo grip Vaasa City Library - Regional Library [EMAIL PROTECTED] +358-6-325 3589 / +358-40-832 6709 -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.313 / Virus Database: 174 - Release Date: 02/01/02 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.313 / Virus Database: 174 - Release Date: 02/01/02 -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [PHP-DB] Replacing * with %
just checked it out, and * is a special character unless enclosed in class brackets. so using [*] should hopefully work! give it a go and see. cheers, Matt -Original Message- From: matt stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 15 January 2002 09:54 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [PHP-DB] Replacing * with % /* sorry markus, forgot to post this to the list, so here it is again! */ don't know if this is the solution without doing some reading, so i'll tell you what i think it might be and you can read up on it! is either (or both?) * and % special characters in regular expressions? if so, it may be possible to delimit them with slashes, that would be my thinking anyway. Let me know if i'm right or (more likely) wrong! cheers, Matt -Original Message- From: Markus Lervik [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 15 January 2002 09:40 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP-DB] Replacing * with % Hello all! I can't for the love of god get neither ereg_replace nor str_replace to work. I wan't to replace * with % so I can use SELECT ... WHERE whatever LIKE string% in MySQL. I've tried ereg_replace(*,%,$search_name). Didn't work. I tried escaping the asterisk. I tried double-escaping the asterisk. I tried str_replace(*,%,$search_name), and that didn't work either. I tried just about everything I could think of, escaping, double- escaping and triple-escaping ad nauseum, but it just wont work. Oh, yes, I also tried $search_name=ereg_replace(blablabla); What a surprise. It didn't work. Yes, I've RTFM, RTMFM, read from my PHP Blackbook to phpbuilder.net and just about everything in between. Pretty soon I'll start bashing away on that Solaris 8 box over there. Markus - frustrated -- Markus Lervik Linux-administrator with a kungfoo grip Vaasa City Library - Regional Library [EMAIL PROTECTED] +358-6-325 3589 / +358-40-832 6709 -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.313 / Virus Database: 174 - Release Date: 02/01/02 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.313 / Virus Database: 174 - Release Date: 02/01/02 -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.313 / Virus Database: 174 - Release Date: 02/01/02 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.313 / Virus Database: 174 - Release Date: 02/01/02 -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [PHP-DB] Replacing * with %
The following works fine for me: $currentword = ereg_replace(\*,%,$currentword); Chris }:) -Original Message- From: matt stewart [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 9:57 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [PHP-DB] Replacing * with % just checked it out, and * is a special character unless enclosed in class brackets. so using [*] should hopefully work! give it a go and see. cheers, Matt -Original Message- From: matt stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 15 January 2002 09:54 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [PHP-DB] Replacing * with % /* sorry markus, forgot to post this to the list, so here it is again! */ don't know if this is the solution without doing some reading, so i'll tell you what i think it might be and you can read up on it! is either (or both?) * and % special characters in regular expressions? if so, it may be possible to delimit them with slashes, that would be my thinking anyway. Let me know if i'm right or (more likely) wrong! cheers, Matt -Original Message- From: Markus Lervik [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 15 January 2002 09:40 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP-DB] Replacing * with % Hello all! I can't for the love of god get neither ereg_replace nor str_replace to work. I wan't to replace * with % so I can use SELECT ... WHERE whatever LIKE string% in MySQL. I've tried ereg_replace(*,%,$search_name). Didn't work. I tried escaping the asterisk. I tried double-escaping the asterisk. I tried str_replace(*,%,$search_name), and that didn't work either. I tried just about everything I could think of, escaping, double- escaping and triple-escaping ad nauseum, but it just wont work. Oh, yes, I also tried $search_name=ereg_replace(blablabla); What a surprise. It didn't work. Yes, I've RTFM, RTMFM, read from my PHP Blackbook to phpbuilder.net and just about everything in between. Pretty soon I'll start bashing away on that Solaris 8 box over there. Markus - frustrated -- Markus Lervik Linux-administrator with a kungfoo grip Vaasa City Library - Regional Library [EMAIL PROTECTED] +358-6-325 3589 / +358-40-832 6709 -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.313 / Virus Database: 174 - Release Date: 02/01/02 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.313 / Virus Database: 174 - Release Date: 02/01/02 -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.313 / Virus Database: 174 - Release Date: 02/01/02 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.313 / Virus Database: 174 - Release Date: 02/01/02 -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [PHP-DB] Replacing * with %
excellent! two ways to do it - Markus confirmed that [*] works too - so don't know which is better, but we have two solutions anyway. -Original Message- From: Rosser, Chris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 15 January 2002 10:54 To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [PHP-DB] Replacing * with % The following works fine for me: $currentword = ereg_replace(\*,%,$currentword); Chris }:) -Original Message- From: matt stewart [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 9:57 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [PHP-DB] Replacing * with % just checked it out, and * is a special character unless enclosed in class brackets. so using [*] should hopefully work! give it a go and see. cheers, Matt -Original Message- From: matt stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 15 January 2002 09:54 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [PHP-DB] Replacing * with % /* sorry markus, forgot to post this to the list, so here it is again! */ don't know if this is the solution without doing some reading, so i'll tell you what i think it might be and you can read up on it! is either (or both?) * and % special characters in regular expressions? if so, it may be possible to delimit them with slashes, that would be my thinking anyway. Let me know if i'm right or (more likely) wrong! cheers, Matt -Original Message- From: Markus Lervik [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 15 January 2002 09:40 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP-DB] Replacing * with % Hello all! I can't for the love of god get neither ereg_replace nor str_replace to work. I wan't to replace * with % so I can use SELECT ... WHERE whatever LIKE string% in MySQL. I've tried ereg_replace(*,%,$search_name). Didn't work. I tried escaping the asterisk. I tried double-escaping the asterisk. I tried str_replace(*,%,$search_name), and that didn't work either. I tried just about everything I could think of, escaping, double- escaping and triple-escaping ad nauseum, but it just wont work. Oh, yes, I also tried $search_name=ereg_replace(blablabla); What a surprise. It didn't work. Yes, I've RTFM, RTMFM, read from my PHP Blackbook to phpbuilder.net and just about everything in between. Pretty soon I'll start bashing away on that Solaris 8 box over there. Markus - frustrated -- Markus Lervik Linux-administrator with a kungfoo grip Vaasa City Library - Regional Library [EMAIL PROTECTED] +358-6-325 3589 / +358-40-832 6709 -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.313 / Virus Database: 174 - Release Date: 02/01/02 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.313 / Virus Database: 174 - Release Date: 02/01/02 -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.313 / Virus Database: 174 - Release Date: 02/01/02 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.313 / Virus Database: 174 - Release Date: 02/01/02 -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.313 / Virus Database: 174 - Release Date: 02/01/02 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.313 / Virus Database: 174 - Release Date: 02/01/02 -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [PHP-DB] Replacing * with %
Hi Markus, I think you forgot to assign the value of ereg_replace to a variable. I made this test and it worked: ? $t = 'abc*cde*'; printf(%s\n, ereg_replace(\*, \%, $t)); // or $result = ereg_replace(\*, \%, $t); ? Hope it helps, Bruno Pereti. - Original Message - From: Markus Lervik [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 7:40 AM Subject: [PHP-DB] Replacing * with % Hello all! I can't for the love of god get neither ereg_replace nor str_replace to work. I wan't to replace * with % so I can use SELECT ... WHERE whatever LIKE string% in MySQL. I've tried ereg_replace(*,%,$search_name). Didn't work. I tried escaping the asterisk. I tried double-escaping the asterisk. I tried str_replace(*,%,$search_name), and that didn't work either. I tried just about everything I could think of, escaping, double- escaping and triple-escaping ad nauseum, but it just wont work. Oh, yes, I also tried $search_name=ereg_replace(blablabla); What a surprise. It didn't work. Yes, I've RTFM, RTMFM, read from my PHP Blackbook to phpbuilder.net and just about everything in between. Pretty soon I'll start bashing away on that Solaris 8 box over there. Markus - frustrated -- Markus Lervik Linux-administrator with a kungfoo grip Vaasa City Library - Regional Library [EMAIL PROTECTED] +358-6-325 3589 / +358-40-832 6709 -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
