php preg_match apostrophe

[paulonline2501]

hi,

 

i have a preg_match that checks "descriptions".

the preg_match fails when i input an apostrophe ' in the text box.

 

my code is as follows:

$clean_description_step01 = htmlentities($thisValue, ENT_QUOTES);$clean_description_step02 = stripslashes($clean_description_step01); if(preg_match("/^[-',.a-z0-9dws]{1,200}$/i",$clean_description_step02)) { do something here...}

can any one see why its not working?

[HungryMind]

Try to remove ^ from start and $ from end and then test code again.

[paulonline2501]

well, that seemed to work. tnxs

Edited August 9, 2013 by as_bold_as_love