Error with pre_match

[sha1023012]

I am working on a code and I am getting this error

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '/', expecting T_VARIABLE or '$' in /home/valerie2/public_html/elinkswap/snorris/findstore.php on line 2

I am still learning php and this part is new to me. This is the code that I put in

<?php
if (pre_match("/^[0-9]{5{$/", $zip)) {
echo " The Zip code must be a 5-digit number.";
}

?>

Can someone help me Thanks.

[johanafm]

First off, always use the proper bbcode tags when posting code on this forum: php for php code, html for html code and code for other code. Next up, always indent your code so that it's readable.

You have 4 errors in your code.

The first one is because of string interpolation.

"{$/"

The second one is because you aren't using a defined function.

pre_match

The third is because your pattern is incorrect

{5{

The fourth is because your logic is flawed

if (preg_match())
{
	echo 'The format must be in the format you allready provided me with';
}

[Derokorian]

However you could also do this without preg_match like so:

if( !is_numeric($zip) || strlen($zip) == 5 ) {
   echo 'Zip code must be a 5 digit number';
}

[johanafm]

Derokorian;10988858 wrote:

strlen($zip) == 5

!=

[Derokorian]

LOL see if i was actually coding this I would have caught it... i swear....... 😛

Good catch johanafm!