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I've been having some trouble with regular expressions.

This is my code 

$pattern = "^([0-9]+)$";

if (preg_match($pattern, $input))
   echo "yes";
else
   echo "nope";

I run it and get:

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

shA.t
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fingerman
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  • You can use [T-Regx library](https://github.com/Danon/T-Regx), that doesn't need delimiters. – Danon Oct 09 '18 at 13:54

2 Answers2

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PHP regex strings need delimiters. Try:

$numpattern="/^([0-9]+)$/";

Also, note that you have a lower case o, not a zero. In addition, if you're just validating, you don't need the capturing group, and can simplify the regex to /^\d+$/.

Example: http://ideone.com/Ec3zh

See also: PHP - Delimiters

Kobi
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    For those who do not read linked materials, use `[` and `]` delimiters, otherwise you run into conflicts with the pattern itself. – greenoldman Feb 01 '16 at 13:08
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Your regex pattern needs to be in delimiters:

$numpattern="/^([0-9]+)$/";
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