help with eregi for UBB style stuff

[webmasterp]

I have an admin console setup on a web page so the main page can be edited on the web page itself. I have \'UBB\' style formatting (because I\'m not the only one uses it, my client updates it).

Up to now, I\'ve been using str_replace for simple tags such as [hr], , etc.

Now I want the user to be able to do colors like this \'[color red]text[/color]\'. I am having trouble trying to figure out this this regular ereg business. What am I doing wrong?

$string = eregi_replace(\"^{\[color:space:.\]\",} \"<span class=\\"color: \\0;\\">\", $string);

[webmasterp]

Ok, that first message got a little fux0red: here

I have an admin console setup on a web page so the main page can be edited on the web page itself. I have 'UBB' style formatting (because I'm not the only one uses it, my client updates it).

Up to now, I've been using str_replace for simple tags such as [hr], , etc.

Now I want the user to be able to do colors like this '[color red]text[/color]'. I am having trouble trying to figure out this this regular ereg business. What am I doing wrong?

$string = eregi_replace(
"^{[color:space:.]",}
"<span class=\"color: \0;\">",
$string
);

[webmasterp]

jesus, sorry, note that should be style and not class

[webmasterp]

incase anyone else is wondering, here is the expression

$string = eregi_replace("[color ([a-z]{3,10})(])", "<span style=\"color: \1;\">", $string);