Issue with preg_match() function

Question

I want to run the following regex in PHP but I faced with the error that says:

preg_match() [function.preg-match]: No ending delimiter '^'

My Code:

if (preg_match("^(?!.*(l_name|f_name|m_name)).*$", $str)) {
   // Do sth 
}

Any ideas?

Add delimiteeeeeeeeeeeeeers ! For example `#` at the begin and the end :p — HamZa, Jul 09 '13 at 09:31
@HamZa Added and error has been gone but the regex doesn't work, however it is work on JAVA! — iSun, Jul 09 '13 at 09:33
@iSun To figure out why your regex doesn't work we need your `$str`, or else we haven't got a clue what's in the string. — h2ooooooo, Jul 09 '13 at 09:34
[T-Regx](https://github.com/Danon/T-Regx) library can automatically add delimiters, so author's code would work. — Danon, Oct 09 '18 at 13:50

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited Jul 09 '13 at 09:33

3

Try

if (preg_match("/^(?!.*(l_name|f_name|m_name)).*$/", $str)) {
   // Do sth    ^                                ^
}

edited Jul 09 '13 at 09:33

h2ooooooo

answered Jul 09 '13 at 09:32

Simon King

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