[SOLVED] Simple preg_match expression not working, can't see why :(

[mr_pablo]

I have the following code testing an expression:

 

if(preg_match("(http://www)\.[^.]+\.[^.]{2,4}", "http://www.php.net")) {
echo "true";
} else {
echo "false";
}

 

the result keeps coming back false. I have checked the expression in Expresso and RegexBuddy and it works in both flawlessly.

 

Can anyone shed some light on why this is not working for me?

 

Thank you

[rhodesa]

You need to start and end the regular expression with a character...i use / but ~ is also common. In this case we'll use ~ since there is already a / in the expression

 

<?php
if(preg_match("~(http://www)\.[^.]+\.[^.]{2,4}~", "http://www.php.net")) {
   echo "true";
} else {
   echo "false";
}
?>

[mr_pablo]

Champion, cheers mate, works a charm now!