preg_replace() [function.preg-replace] error in wp comment

[nikhilnaik]

i get the following error in the comments in wordpress blog..:

 

Warning: preg_replace() [function.preg-replace]: No ending delimiter '~' found in /home/doughhhh/public_html/wp-content/themes/upload/includes/theme-comments.php on line 75

 

the content of the file is:

 

<?php
// Fist full of comments
if (!function_exists("custom_comment")) {
function custom_comment($comment, $args, $depth) {
   $GLOBALS['comment'] = $comment; ?>
                 
	<li <?php comment_class(); ?>>
    
    	<a name="comment-<?php comment_ID() ?>"></a>
      	
      	<div id="li-comment-<?php comment_ID() ?>" class="comment-container">

	      	<div class="comment-head">
	      	    
	      	    <?php if(get_comment_type() == "comment"){ ?>
                <div class="avatar"><?php the_commenter_avatar($args) ?></div>
            	<?php } ?>        
       					
				<div class="reply">
                    <?php comment_reply_link(array_merge( $args, array('depth' => $depth, 'max_depth' => $args['max_depth']))) ?>
                </div><!-- /.reply -->    	                
	        		          	
			</div><!-- /.comment-head -->
	      
	   		<div class="comment-entry"  id="comment-<?php comment_ID(); ?>">
	   		
	   		<span class="arrow"></span>
	   		
	   		<div class="comment-info">
	   		
		   		<div class="left"><span class="name"><?php the_commenter_link() ?></span></div>
		   		<div class="right">        
	                <span class="date"><?php echo get_comment_date(get_option( 'date_format' )) ?> <?php _e('at', 'themejunkie'); ?> <?php echo get_comment_time(get_option( 'time_format' )); ?></span>
	                <span class="perma"><a href="<?php echo get_comment_link(); ?>" title="<?php _e('Direct link to this comment', 'themejunkie'); ?>">#</a></span>
	                 <span class="edit"><?php edit_comment_link(__('Edit', 'themejunkie'), '', ''); ?></span>
				</div>
			  
			  	<div class="clear"></div>
			  
			</div>

			<?php comment_text() ?>
	            
			<?php if ($comment->comment_approved == '0') { ?>
                <p class='unapproved'><?php _e('Your comment is awaiting moderation.', 'themejunkie'); ?></p>
            <?php } ?>

			</div><!-- /comment-entry -->

		</div><!-- /.comment-container -->

<?php 
}
}

// PINGBACK / TRACKBACK OUTPUT
if (!function_exists("list_pings")) {
function list_pings($comment, $args, $depth) {

	$GLOBALS['comment'] = $comment; ?>

	<li id="comment-<?php comment_ID(); ?>">
		<span class="author"><?php comment_author_link(); ?></span> - 
		<span class="date"><?php echo get_comment_date(get_option( 'date_format' )) ?></span>
		<span class="pingcontent"><?php comment_text() ?></span>

<?php 
} 
}

if (!function_exists("the_commenter_link")) {
function the_commenter_link() {
    $commenter = get_comment_author_link();
    if ( preg_match( '~]* class=[^>]+>~', $commenter ) ) {$commenter = preg_replace( '~(]* class=[\'"]?)~', '\\1url ' , $commenter );
    } else { $commenter = preg_replace( '~(<a )/', '\\1class="url "~' , $commenter );}
    echo $commenter ;
}
}

if (!function_exists("the_commenter_avatar")) {
function the_commenter_avatar($args) {
    $email = get_comment_author_email();
    $avatar = str_replace( "class='avatar", "class='photo avatar", get_avatar( "$email",  $args['avatar_size']) );
    echo $avatar;
}
}

?>

 

 

help!

 

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[requinix]

Help with what? Telling you what the problem is? The error message does that already. Where the problem is? Error message does that too.

 

Fix the code to use

preg_replace( '~(

[nikhilnaik]

i get that error message above the comments.. so i want to avoid that error.... how can i do that

[nikhilnaik]

Help with what? Telling you what the problem is? The error message does that already. Where the problem is? Error message does that too.

 

Fix the code to use

preg_replace( '~(<a )~', '\\1class="url "' , $commenter )

 

 

i did that... still same problem

[requinix]

And what does line 75 look like now?

[nikhilnaik]

And what does line 75 look like now?

 

 } else { $commenter = preg_replace( '~(<a )~', '\\1class="url "' , $commenter );}

[Buddski]

You will need to escape your <

preg_replace( '~(\<a )~', '\\1class="url "' , $commenter );