[php5.5 preg_replace(): The /e modifier is deprecated, use preg_replace_callback]

Dear Requinix:

 

Apologies for the late reply. I was called away yesterday.

 

Thanks for this coaching. We're merely working towards the future. PHP5.5 is supposed to be "stable" and PCI compliance seems to demand it. 

Thanks again,

 

Hans

[php5.5 preg_replace(): The /e modifier is deprecated, use preg_replace_callback]

Dear Colleagues: 

 

We have upgraded our server to php5.5 and experience the following, as we run the Smarty template: 

 

Deprecated: preg_replace(): The /e modifier is deprecated, use preg_replace_callback instead in xxx/xxxx/php5/smarty/base/Smarty_Compiler.class.php on line 270 

 

The code as it currently is reads this... 

 

/* replace special blocks by "{php}" */ 

$source_content = preg_replace($search.'e', "'" 

. $this->_quote_replace($this->left_delimiter) . 'php' 

. "' . str_repeat(\"\n\", substr_count('\\0', \"\n\")) .'" 

. $this->_quote_replace($this->right_delimiter) 

. "'" 

, $source_content); 

 

QUESTION: Can you please explain what I need to change. The code directly below is identical to the one above, EXCEPT I replaced preg_replace with preg_replace_callback. The php5.5 instructions say I need to replace the "replacement" param with specifying a "callback." I know too little of php to do this, nor do I find a clear cut "replacement" param in this code. 

 

$source_content = preg_replace_callback($search.'e', "'" 

. $this->_quote_replace($this->left_delimiter) . 'php' 

. "' . str_repeat(\"\n\", substr_count('\\0', \"\n\")) .'" 

. $this->_quote_replace($this->right_delimiter) 

. "'" 

, $source_content);

 

Hope you can assist. Thanks! 

 

Hans