Question

I’m trying to extract some values in an array based on them being alpha numeric or having an underscore. It is not working through. This is what I’m providing the script:

...
  [183]=>
  string(23) "/games/boomerang_devils"
  [184]=>
  string(26) "/games/krushuna_waterfalls"
  [185]=>
  string(21) "/games/super_drift_3d"
  [186]=>
  string(34) "/games/around_the_world_in_80_days"
  [187]=>
  string(24) "/games/governor_of_poker"
  [188]=>
  string(21) "/games/shoot_on_sight"
...

The code:

if (preg_match('/\/games\/[a-zA-Z0-9_]/', $array['item'])) {
    // Add to DB
}

But it’s not picking it up. Can anyone spot what I’m doing wrong?

Answer 1

[a-zA-Z0-9_] is one character only.

you need to repeat the character by adding +

if (preg_match('/\/games\/[a-zA-Z0-9_]+/', $array)) 
{
    // Add to DB
}