ereg problems

[Anon]

i have problems with ereg function to validate data from form.
the function is if(!ereg("^{[a-zA-ZáéíóúñÑ} ]+$",$valor))
the problem is that work with some data.
this function work in php3 but in php4 don't work.
i need help please

[Anon]

Switch to preg_match:
if(!preg_match("/^{[a-zA-ZáéíóúñÑ} ]+$/",$valor))

It's faster, more flexible, and doesn't have this problem.

Or, given the form of your regexp, consider using

if(strspn($valor," abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZáéíóñÑ ") != strlen($valor))