[Resolved] bbcode errors

fr8

Im adding bbcode to my forum and ive hit a problem.

This one does not work.

$patterns[0] = "/\[quote\]/";
$patterns[1] = "/\[\/quote\]/";

$replacements[0] = "<blockquote><b>Quote:</b><hr size=1>";
$replacements[1] = "<hr size=1></blockquote>";

$test = preg_replace(''.$patterns.'', ''.$replacements.'', ''.$replys["reply_comment"].'');

PHP Warning: Delimiter must not be alphanumeric or backslash in /var/www/htdocs/xxxxxxx/Thread.php on line 143

This one does. But i want to use the one above so i can have the array and make all the canges in one sweep. Any ideas?

$patterns = "/\[quote\]/";

$replacements = "<blockquote><b>Quote:</b><hr size=1>";

$test = preg_replace(''.$patterns.'', ''.$replacements.'', ''.$replys["reply_comment"].'');

fr8

No one knows?!? I know that cant be true.

Im thinking that some how i goofed on the array. Problem is i dont know how i did. Is it an array? Or is what im doing called something else?

Weedpacket

$patterns is an array. Yes? But when you go

''.$patterns.''

You're forcing PHP to convert it to a string, so that it can concatenate it with those empty strings. And when PHP converts an array to a string it converts it to the string "Array". So your regexp becomes

Array

And regexps can't start with an alphanumeric character.

So just drop all those less-than-useless ''. and .'' bits.

fr8

to think that was the one part of the code that i was sure was right. but now i know. you have been a big help on my quest of php knowledge. thank you again.