Function ereg() is deprecated

Question

I have started to learn PHP. So installed WAMP server on my windows 7 machine. I am trying the following PHP code :

Answer 1

"Deprecated" means that PHP 5.3.0 no longer supports that function.

You should treat ereg() as not existing anymore.

The function does still exist, but only to support existing applications where it's been used.

When writing new code, never use a deprecated function.

Instead, consider the preg_match function.