I have a script that throws me errors because I run PHP 5.3.1
What Do I have to use in the example?
$row[$j] = ereg_replace("\n", "\\n", $row[$j]);
Deprecated: Function ereg_replace() is deprecated in..
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1I was searching for script to backup my mysql database and found this [http://davidwalsh.name/backup-mysql-database-php](http://davidwalsh.name/backup-mysql-database-php) article and then I found this post which is exactly what I was looking for – Ing. Michal Hudak Dec 05 '13 at 09:36
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Use preg_replace instead, just add delimiters.
$row[$j] = preg_replace("#\n#", "\\n", $row[$j]);
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4+1 for mentioning the delimiters, and that they don't have to be forward slashes. – Skilldrick Nov 19 '10 at 14:57
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Did you miss an 's' at the end of the pattern? Doesn't ereg_replace implicitly behave like an "/s" at the end. – Basil Musa Sep 29 '14 at 20:28
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@BasilMusa I do not know, everything I have converted I did not require an `s` at the end. From what I remember of `ereg_replace` was that it just omitted the delimiters, but it is possible it also did an `s` as well. Really just depends on the regex I guess. – Jim Sep 29 '14 at 22:34
