preg_match - not sure what I'm doing wrong

[james2008]

Hi,

 

I'm trying to do a preg_match on a url against an entry in the database.  Its easiest to explain using an example:

 

A user enters the following path : dells/plan/treats

 

There is an entry in the database : */plan/treats

 

I have a variable set by replacing the "*" with "([\w]+)", from the database entry:

$url_reg = "([\w]+)/plan/treats"

 

 

I'm trying to do a pregmatch against the $path  and the $url_reg, which should be returning true:

 

$url_reg = "([\w]+)/plan/treats";
$path =  "dells/plan/treats";
$found = preg_match($url_reg, $path,$match);

 

$found is returning false.  Can anyone see what I'm doing wrong?

 

Thanks

 

James

[sasa]

change [\w]  to  \w  in pattern

 

remove [ and ]

[james2008]

Thanks for your reply.  I'm still doing something wrong though.  I've tried the following and still getting a false responce:

1. url_reg = (\w+)/plan/treats
2. url_reg = (\w)/plan/treats
3. url_reg = \w+/plan/treats
4.url_reg = \w/plan/treats

 

 

[sasa]

try

<?php
$url_reg = "~(\w+)/plan/treats~";
$path =  "dells/plan/treats";
echo $found = preg_match($url_reg, $path,$match);
?>

[james2008]

Thanks a million!  That works, I'm going to work through it now so I have a good understanding of what's going on.