<?php
/**
 * AbyssWS Pattern Matching
 * Function: abyss_pattern_match()
 *
 * Created by: Joshua H. (TRUSTAbyss)
 */
 
function abyss_pattern_match($pattern, $string)
{
   // Create an array with the characters to be converted.
   $replace = array('\\' => '\\\\', '/' => '\/', '\/' => '\/', '.' => '\.', '\.' => '\.', '+' => '\+', '\+' => '\+', '\*' => '\*', '*' => '.*', '\?' => '\?', '?' => '.', '$' => '\$', '\$' => '\$', '(' => '\(', '\(' => '\(', ')' => '\)', '\)' => '\)', '{' => '\{', '\{' => '\{', '}' => '\}', '\}' => '\}', '=' => '\=', '\=' => '\=', '!' => '\!', '\\!' => '\!', '<' => '\<', '\<' => '\<', '>' => '\>', '\>' => '\>', '|' => '\|', '\|' => '\|', ':' => '\:', '\:' => '\:', '\-' => '\-', '[!' => '[^', '^' => '\^', '\\^' => '\^', '[^' => '[^', '\[' => '\[', '\]' => '\]');
 
   // Return TRUE or FALSE based on the response of the preg_match() function.
   return preg_match("/^".strtr($pattern, $replace)."$/i", $string);
}
 
 
// Here's a short example of this function. It's just like using the eregi() function
// but instead you get to match Abyss Web Server's patterns.
 
// This pattern will match sub folders containing mp2, mp3, or mp4 files.
$pattern = "/*/*.mp[2-4]";
 
// Here's a sample string to be compared.
$string = "/folder/file.mp3";
 
if (abyss_pattern_match($pattern, $string)) // A match was found.
{
   echo "Congratulations! This pattern was successfully found within the string";
}
else // No pattern match.
{
   echo "Looks like the pattern didn't match.";
}
?>