Parse Error REG_BADBR

[Napster]

I get a parse error with this code

elseif (!ereg("[0-9]{1,999999999}",$gold)) 

the error says Warning: ereg(): REG_BADBR in /home/elarune/public_html/bank.php on line 26

[BuzzLY]

999999999 is too big. Try making it a bit smaller. You may have to test, but if I am not mistaken I think 255 is the size limit. If you need it to be bigger, then perhaps you should use a different way to test your string.

If you are testing to make sure every character in your string is a digit from 0-9, why don't you just use is_numeric:

elseif (!is_numeric($gold))