Function eregi() is deprecated

iPollesion

I get this error when freshly installed Vanilla on my server and signing up as a new user.

Deprecated: Function eregi() is deprecated in C:\wamp\www\xfm\library\Framework\Framework.Class.Validator.php on line 93

Anyway to fix it?

Mark

Your server must be running php 5.3.0+. I tried looking for a replacement for it, but couldn't find a quick fix. Maybe @Dinoboff can help?

Linc

preg_match('/pattern/i', $subject);
The 'i' after the pattern makes it case-insenitive. All the POSIX functions are deprecated in favor of their Perl-compatible cousins.

Note that you probably can't copy/paste your pattern from the eregi function; it'll probably have to be re-written in Perl syntax (linked).

Dinoboff

Most call to ereg functions have been removed by @subjunk in 1.1.10. But some were missed. It's probably fixed in the trunk now.

Also, we should turn off warning message on production and probably the display of any error message. On production they should only appear in the log.

iPollesion

Thanks guys, this was an easy fix to achieve, out with the old in with the new.

For anyone who needs a quick fix:
Just replace on line 93 of root\library\Framework\Framework.Class.Validator.php

if(!eregi($this->ValidationExpression, $this->Value)) {
  with:
if(!preg_match("/{$this->ValidationExpression}/i", $this->Value)) {

Thanks @ Lincoln I didn't know about the 'i'.

Mark

Another thing you can do is add this to your functions file:

if (!function_exists('eregi')) {
   function eregi($Expression, $Value) {
      return preg_match("/{$Expression}/i", $Value);
   }
}