Syntax help - Convert Eregi_replace to preg_replace in PHP

Question

We just upgrade to PHP7 and the eregi function is now not working and I need to convert it to preg_replace. I've looked over a couple other topics which are requesting the same thing. I am having an issue with the syntax.

Current code

$body = eregi_replace("[\]", '', $body);

I've tried the following but it looks like it's not fully working as $body looks to be empty.

$body = preg_replace('[\]', '', $body);

Any help would be appreciated.

Use the regex `'/\\/'` or if you're just replacing a single character, `str_replace('\\', '', $body)` should be more efficient. — Sammitch, Oct 05 '17 at 20:47
Don't say you weren't warned, these functions have been deprecated for many years.[ — Barmar, Oct 05 '17 at 20:49
@Sammitch thanks. I tried this instead and it worked great. Thanks for the suggestion. — kaykills, Oct 06 '17 at 15:39

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 05 '17 at 20:48

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Why not just check if $body is not empty

if($body!=null) {
$body = preg_replace('[\]', '', $body);

}

answered Oct 05 '17 at 20:48

Samuel James

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