PHP preg_match() not working

Question

I have a script I wrote to scan several websites for a google link to make sure it is there. For some reason my script is not working. When I check it at http://www.regexr.com/, it works, but not in live implementation.

example of a link its supposed to find:

https://plus.google.com/+VincentsHeatingPlumbingIncPortHuronTownship/about?hl=en

preg_match I am using:

if (preg_match_all("/(.*)plus.google.com(.*)/", $attributeValue->value)) 
{ 
  $googleLinkCount ++;
  $googleLinkHrefs[] = $attributeValue->value;
}

still doesn't work with preg_match_all instead of the g modifier, so thanks, but that wasn't it. — David Webb, Mar 05 '15 at 15:00
The correct answer was given below, but thanks to all of those that wanted to focus a non-issue. — David Webb, Mar 05 '15 at 15:11

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 05 '15 at 14:57

4

Don't use a regular expression, use parse_url:

if (parse_url($attributeValue->value, PHP_URL_HOST) === 'plus.google.com') {
    // host is plus.google.com
}

answered Mar 05 '15 at 14:57

Tom Fenech

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