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I am having a weird issue with php preg_match. I am moving to my php
sites to a new server. On the old server all works well. On the new
server preg_match always returns false. If I log in via ssh and run
the script at the bash prompt as root preg_match works fine. Does
anyone have any thoughts on what would cause this issue?
Mar 9 '08 #1
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Hi,

Try setting error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT) to see if any warnings
are being issued.

Print out the string you're searching in to see if it's what you
expect it to be...

Regards,

John Peters

On Mar 8, 8:54 pm, jsamdirect <supp...@jsamdi rect.comwrote:
I am having a weird issue with php preg_match. I am moving to my php
sites to a new server. On the old server all works well. On the new
server preg_match always returns false. If I log in via ssh and run
the script at the bash prompt as root preg_match works fine. Does
anyone have any thoughts on what would cause this issue?
Mar 9 '08 #2
On Mar 8, 9:49 pm, petersprc <peters...@gmai l.comwrote:
Hi,

Try setting error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT) to see if any warnings
are being issued.

Print out the string you're searching in to see if it's what you
expect it to be...

Regards,

John Peters
I have determined (i think) that the issue is with apache. Is there a
way to compile apache so it will use the external pcre instead of the
internal?
Mar 10 '08 #3
On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 05:50:27 +0100, jsamdirect <su*****@jsamdi rect.com
wrote:
On Mar 8, 9:49 pm, petersprc <peters...@gmai l.comwrote:
>Hi,

Try setting error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT) to see if any warnings
are being issued.

Print out the string you're searching in to see if it's what you
expect it to be...

Regards,

John Peters

I have determined (i think) that the issue is with apache. Is there a
way to compile apache so it will use the external pcre instead of the
internal?

<http://nl2.php.net/manual/en/ref.pcre.php>
"Installati on

Beginning with PHP 4.2.0 these functions are enabled by default. You can
disable the pcre functions with --without-pcre-regex. Use
--with-pcre-regex=DIR to specify DIR where PCRE's include and library
files are located, if not using bundled library."
--
Rik Wasmus
Mar 10 '08 #4
jsamdirect wrote:
On Mar 8, 9:49 pm, petersprc <peters...@gmai l.comwrote:
>Hi,

Try setting error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT) to see if any warnings
are being issued.

Print out the string you're searching in to see if it's what you
expect it to be...

Regards,

John Peters

I have determined (i think) that the issue is with apache. Is there a
way to compile apache so it will use the external pcre instead of the
internal?
Why would the issue be with Apache? It doesn't have anything to do with
any of the pcre functions.

John has a good idea to start. Also, ensure display_errors is enabled.

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JDS Computer Training Corp.
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Mar 10 '08 #5
On Mar 10, 9:37 am, Jerry Stuckle <jstuck...@attg lobal.netwrote:
jsamdirect wrote:
On Mar 8, 9:49 pm, petersprc <peters...@gmai l.comwrote:
Hi,
Try setting error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT) to see if any warnings
are being issued.
Print out the string you're searching in to see if it's what you
expect it to be...
Regards,
John Peters
I have determined (i think) that the issue is with apache. Is there a
way to compile apache so it will use the external pcre instead of the
internal?

Why would the issue be with Apache? It doesn't have anything to do with
any of the pcre functions.

John has a good idea to start. Also, ensure display_errors is enabled.

--
=============== ===
Remove the "x" from my email address
Jerry Stuckle
JDS Computer Training Corp.
jstuck...@attgl obal.net
=============== ===
I get these errors:

[client 0.0.0.0] PHP Warning: preg_match: internal pcre_fullinfo()
error -3 in /var/www/vhosts/mydomain.com/httpdocs/config/functions.php
on line 101, referer: http://www.mysite.com/

I have two version of apache running. One is 2.0.59 and was installed
via yum. The other is 2.0.63 which I compiled and installed. The
2.0.59 works with no problem, while the 2.0.63 fails with the PHP
errors above.

Honestly, I have no clue to where the actual issue is. But is seems to
me that since I can run the script successfully at the command prompt,
i.e.; #php test.php, and it works with apache 2.0.59... that the issue
is with apache 2.0.63.
Mar 10 '08 #6
On Mar 10, 9:29 am, jsamdirect <supp...@jsamdi rect.comwrote:
On Mar 10, 9:37 am, Jerry Stuckle <jstuck...@attg lobal.netwrote:
jsamdirect wrote:
On Mar 8, 9:49 pm, petersprc <peters...@gmai l.comwrote:
>Hi,
>Try setting error_reporting (E_ALL | E_STRICT) to see if any warnings
>are being issued.
>Print out the string you're searching in to see if it's what you
>expect it to be...
>Regards,
>John Peters
I have determined (i think) that the issue is with apache. Is there a
way to compile apache so it will use the external pcre instead of the
internal?
Why would the issue be with Apache? It doesn't have anything to do with
any of the pcre functions.
John has a good idea to start. Also, ensure display_errors is enabled.
--
=============== ===
Remove the "x" from my email address
Jerry Stuckle
JDS Computer Training Corp.
jstuck...@attgl obal.net
=============== ===

I get these errors:

[client 0.0.0.0] PHP Warning: preg_match: internal pcre_fullinfo()
error -3 in /var/www/vhosts/mydomain.com/httpdocs/config/functions.php
on line 101, referer:http://www.mysite.com/

I have two version of apache running. One is 2.0.59 and was installed
via yum. The other is 2.0.63 which I compiled and installed. The
2.0.59 works with no problem, while the 2.0.63 fails with the PHP
errors above.

Honestly, I have no clue to where the actual issue is. But is seems to
me that since I can run the script successfully at the command prompt,
i.e.; #php test.php, and it works with apache 2.0.59... that the issue
is with apache 2.0.63.
Looks like Jerry was right. I just reinstalled php by compiling it
without the pcre flag and it is working now. That is, php is now using
the internal bundled pcre instead of the one installed on the system
Mar 10 '08 #7

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