[Resolved] ereg_replace

[Shawazi]

How would I redo this code so that instead of taking away that pattern it takes away everything EXCEPT that pattern?

$string = ereg_replace("gid=[0-9]+","",$row[vars]);

Thanks

[sarahk]

I'm guessing here but what you are trying to get is a parameter from a string which isn't the current url (otherwise you'd use $_GET)

Lets say the string is

http://www.goodreturns.co.nz/section.php?CategoryID=200&field=1year&order=desc&date=20041015084740&printer=0

you could do this (I'll search for date, rather than gid)

<?php
$str = 'http://www.goodreturns.co.nz/section.php?CategoryID=200&field=1year&order=desc&date=20041015084740&printer=0';
$main = explode('?',$str);
if (isset($main[1]))
{
	$bits = explode('&',$main[1]);
	foreach($bits as $val)
	{
		if (substr($val,0,4) == 'date') echo substr($val, 5);
	}
}
?>

hope this helps

Sarah

[Shawazi]

thanks this is an interesting way ill apply it somehow :-P