PHP preg_match results nothing local

Asked Feb 01 '16 at 12:48

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I have a simple preg_match statement... When I test this on eg. regex101.com, everything that I want gets selected. But when I set this to my script it brings nothing!

$params['filename'] = "2013-00049_20130830.pdf";
$pattern = '/([0-9]{4,8})/gm';
preg_match( $pattern, $params['filename'], $tmp);
print_r($tmp);

What I expact is an array like

Array
(
    [0] => 2013
    [1] => 00049
    [2] => 20130830
)

but there is not such thing... what am I doing wrong ???

asked Feb 01 '16 at 12:48

Dwza

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No need to use `/gm` - use preg_match_all. – Wiktor Stribiżew Feb 01 '16 at 12:49
i tried without modifiers.. and also with preg_match_all, same result... only that ALL comes up with the error: `unknown modifire` – Dwza Feb 01 '16 at 12:50
Are you sure [you tried everything](https://ideone.com/9MzFFc)? – Wiktor Stribiżew Feb 01 '16 at 12:52
omg... now it works... ... i just refreshed it about 15 times... *because of getting angry* now it works.... – Dwza Feb 01 '16 at 12:52
@Dwza : Magic!! isn't ? – Oxi Feb 01 '16 at 12:59
@Oxi : Yes it is. Its the same if you have a remotecontroll and battery is empty, if you press the button hard it will work (like squeezing out the battery) even if it makes no sence ^^ – Dwza Feb 01 '16 at 14:27

PHP preg_match results nothing local

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