Deprecated: Function ereg() is deprecated when install Drupal

At previous post about install drupal in localhost using wamp I got this message :

Deprecated: Function ereg() is deprecated in C:\wamp\www\drupal\includes\file.inc on line 902

That message appear because I use latest wamp software that utilize php 5.3.0 where ereg() function is deprecated.

Quick solution for this case are :

1. Downgrade wamp to previous version

2. Edit php source file of drupal.

I prefer to choose second solution since I love to learn new thing 🙂

I have tried a few php function like preg_replace() and mb_ereg()

After test each function I think mb_ereg() is good solution.

Back to the problem I open file :

file.inc

C:\wamp\www\drupal\includes\file.inc

scroll to line 902.

change ereg in line to mb_ereg to make the line transform into :

[sourcecode language=”php”]
elseif ($depth >= $min_depth && mb_ereg($mask, $file)) {
[/sourcecode]

Save the file and retry open http://batikweb.com

This time I got this :

Nice, I can continue to installation steps 🙂

Stay health!

35 Comments

Thanks really helpful

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ok
excelent

Thanks for this very usefull information !

Excelent!!!!

It works for drupal 6.14

Thanks a lot! It worked for 6.14

Thanks a lot. I dont have admin access. Older WAMP requires admin access. Your patch as per 2 helped to work on Drupal w/o 902

Worked for me. Thanks

Thanks you very much! its works immediately

Thanks, worked like a charm.

Excellent! Thank you very much!

THANKS!!!

Thanks alot solved my issue aswell 🙂

You’re the man! 🙂

Still works in 6.16

Nice work!

OK, funciona al 100%
Gracias !!!

thank u so much……it worked for me……………..yipeeeeeeeeeeeee

cheers, don’t get why this hasn’t gone into core yet.
its line 911 on drupal 6.16

good post!! it worked, spent many hours trying to fix it

3 character – large effect !

Great job – Thanks a lot.

great job thank you…. you safe my life

Thank you for this effort. You saved me hours of time!!

cheers, don’t get why this hasn’t gone into core yet.
its line 911 on drupal 6.1

Thank you too. It works in Drupal 6.16 at line 911
Very helpful. Thank you for sharing.

Ok, you are the man,……..thanks a lot

Thank! It’s work!
Go to test drupal 😉

Exactly what I need!

Hi man,
Thanks a lot for this solution. Great Job!

But I have a question:
Is the php function (ereg) equivalent to (mb_ereg) ? I mean does it do the same functionality for the include “file” in drupal, or it might result in a code weakness in future use of the function? Sorry, but I was not sure why it wasn’t amended by drupal core upon php 5.3 version! that what confused me not your fix 🙂

Keep it up..

You can refer to manual, IMHO the code don’t show code weakness for future.

Ok, I amended it & works perfectly !! thanks again 😉

Thanks
i got solution after read from your site thanks once again, i also got solution in eCommerce site where i was get same error. that was also solved.
you really have new thing to developed and accept challenging error thanks a lot.

Thanks… It works well.

It’s very useful.thx

Thanks , work well

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