What does preg stand for in PHP's functions?
php, regex
Solution
Perl REGular expression
Problem
Does anyone know what the `preg` in `preg_match`, `preg_grep`, etc. stand for? I know they use PCRE, which are 'Perl Compatible Regular Expressions.'
php, regex
Perl REGular expression
Does anyone know what the `preg` in `preg_match`, `preg_grep`, etc. stand for? I know they use PCRE, which are 'Perl Compatible Regular Expressions.'