Eregi replace to?

Question

can someone show me how to convert this please

eregi_replace(":rolleyes:", "<img src='./images/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif' border='0'> ", $

i have tried lookin gonline but carnt get my head around it keep getting this error keep getting

PHP Deprecated: Function eregi_replace() is deprecated in

Answer 1

The eregi_replace function is deprecated as of PHP 5.3. You should use preg_replace with the i modifier instead:

preg_replace('/:rolleyes:/i', '<img src="./images/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif" border="0">', $var);