preg_last_error_msg
(PHP 8)
preg_last_error_msg — Returns the error message of the last PCRE regex execution
Description
preg_last_error_msg ( ) : string
Returns the error message of the last PCRE regex execution.
Parameters
This function has no parameters.
Return Values
Returns the error message on success, or "No error" if no error has occurred.
Examples
Example #1 preg_last_error_msg() example
<?php
preg_match('/(?:\D+|<\d+>)*[!?]/', 'foobar foobar foobar');
if (preg_last_error() !== PREG_NO_ERROR) {
echo preg_last_error_msg();
}
?> The above example will output:
Backtrack limit exhausted
See Also
- preg_last_error() - Returns the error code of the last PCRE regex execution
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