[PHP] Only variables can be passed by reference - Preg_match Fatal error

hi When i try to compile this code it gives following error. bFatal error/b: Only variables can be passed by reference in b/var/www/html/hello/test.php/b on line b16/bbr / I have defined variable for to match some string patterns / symbols. when i execute that code for preg_match ,

Re: [PHP] Only variables can be passed by reference - Preg_match Fatal error

check your preg_match() call... things like $pattern and $msg are the spawn of satan btw. there is ABSOLUTELY NO REASON to put variables in quotation marks except that php has to parse the string which is slower than php just seeing the variable. and when a functions expects a reference,

Re: [PHP] Only variables can be passed by reference - Preg_match Fatal error

Adrian wrote: check your preg_match() call... things like $pattern and $msg are the spawn of satan btw. there is ABSOLUTELY NO REASON to put variables in quotation marks except that php has to parse the string which is slower than php just seeing the variable. You'd be hard-pressed to